Lafferty v. State

SILBERMAN, Chief Judge.

Adam J. Lafferty appeals his judgment and sentence for the third-degree felony of robbery by sudden snatching. He was previously convicted and served his sentence for petit theft for the taking of the items in the victim’s purse that was the subject of the robbery by sudden snatching. We agree with Lafferty that double jeopardy principles prohibit his subsequent prosecution for robbery by sudden snatching. Thus, the trial court should have granted Laffert/s motion to dismiss, and we reverse Laffert/s conviction and sentence for robbery by sudden snatching.

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