Legal Opinion

Marsh v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided April 6, 2018No. Case No. 2D16–3542PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

SILBERMAN, Judge.

Elizabeth Marsh rear-ended another vehicle while under the influence of illegal substances causing serious bodily injury to two of its passengers. As to each passenger she was convicted of driving under the influence (DUI) with serious bodily injury and driving while license suspended (DWLS) with serious bodily injury. We conclude that the dual convictions as to each victim based on the serious bodily injury arising from one act violate the constitutional prohibition against double jeopardy. We therefore affirm the convictions for DUI causing serious bodily injury but reverse…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Blockburger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
  2. Carawan v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1987
  3. Novaton v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1994
  4. Valdes v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2009
  5. Houser v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1985

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. State of Florida v. Elizabeth Francis Marsh a/k/a Elizabeth Frances MarshSupreme Court of Florida · 2020

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