Bronson v. State

Appellant, Safford Bronson, contends that his convictions of burglary with a deadly weapon and two counts of aggravated battery violated the prohibition against double jeopardy, because the aggravated batteries were an element of the burglary offense and all of the charges were based upon the possession of the same deadly weapon, a knife. We disagree and affirm.

The statutes proscribing armed burglary and aggravated battery each contain an element that the other does not, thus the separate convictions do not violate the bar against double jeopardy. Section 810.02(2)(b), Florida Statutes…