Walls v. State

Although I agree with the majority that appellant’s conviction and sentence for the offense of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon should be affirmed, I consider it necessary to express certain reservations regarding appellant’s double jeopardy challenge. In Grady v. Corbin, — U.S. -, -, 110 S.Ct. 2084, 2087, 109 L.Ed.2d 548, 557 (1990), the United States Supreme Court stated “that the Double Jeopardy Clause bars a subsequent prosecution if, to establish an essential element of an offense charged in that prosecution, the government will prove conduct that constitutes an offense for…