Nathaniel Jackson v. State of Florida

Nathaniel Jackson petitions for a writ of prohibition following the denial of his motion to dismiss. He argues that a prosecution for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon is barred by collateral estoppel as embodied in the Double Jeopardy Clause of the federal and state- constitutions. U.S. Const. amend. V; Art. I, § 9, Fla. Const.; Ashe v. Swenson, 397 U.S. 436, 90 S.Ct. 1189, 25 L.Ed.2d 469 (1970). We grant the petition because the State is barred from introducing evidence that Jackson committed an assault, an offense for which he has been acquitted. - However, while the State is…