McKinney v. State

Horace McKinney appeals his convictions of grand theft and robbery with a firearm, which arose from a single taking of cash and a cell phone at gunpoint. McKinney contends that the dual convictions violate his protection against double jeopardy. We disagree and affirm.

“The most familiar concept of the term ‘double jeopardy’ is that the Constitution prohibits subjecting a person to multiple prosecutions, convictions and punishments for the same criminal offense.” Valdes v. State, 3 So.3d 1067, 1069 (Fla.2009). However, there is no constitutional prohibition against multiple punishments for…