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James Houston Roughton v. State of Florida

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided February 25, 2016No. SC12-1719Published

1Opinion of the Court

Supreme Court of Florida ____________ No. SC12-1719 ____________ JAMES HOUSTON ROUGHTON, Petitioner, vs. STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. [February 25, 2016] CANADY, J. In this case we consider whether dual convictions for capital sexual battery and lewd or lascivious molestation based on a single act violate the constitutional prohibition against double jeopardy. Our analysis turns on the rule of construction in section 775.021(4), Florida Statutes (2008), regarding “separate criminal offenses” “committed in the course of one criminal episode or transaction.” We have for review Roughton v.…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Blockburger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
  2. Allied-Signal, Inc. Ex Rel. Bendix Corp. v. Director, Division of TaxationSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  3. Valdes v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2009
  4. Puryear v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2002
  5. Borges v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1982

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