Jones v. State

Jonathan Rashad Jones petitions for a ■writ of prohibition following the denial of his motion to dismiss. He argues that his prosecution for possession of a firearm by a delinquent is barred by collateral estop-pel as embodied in the Double Jeopardy Clause of the federal and state constitutions. U.S. Const, amend. V; Art. I, § 9, Fla. Const. Having carefully reviewed the record of the trial on the related charges for which Jones was acquitted, we conclude that the jury necessarily determined that the testimony of the state’s key witness was not credible as to the events on the date in…