Beebe v. Foster

Petitioners Beebe and Yarbrough seek relief from this court, contending that their prosecutions for aggravated battery are barred by double jeopardy. For the reasons that follow, we deny their petition.

Petitioners were previously charged with disorderly conduct arising from the same episode. In a “probable cause affidavit/arresVnotice to appear”, the investigating officer described the incident as follows:

Your affiant states that your Defendant and Co-Defendant followed your victims ... to [an address in] Panama City, Bay County, Florida. Your Defendant and Co-Defendant then beat your victims…