Legal Opinion

Griffis v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided May 19, 2015No. 1D14-2541Published

1Per curiam

Riley Griffis, Jr., appeals convictions and sentences on two counts of aggravated battery (one for aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and one for aggravated battery causing great bodily harm) stemming from a single criminal episode. See §§ 784.045(l)(a)2.; 784.045(1)(a)1., Fla. Stat. (2012). The state properly concedes that one of the two convictions must be vacated, as the dual convictions constitute a violation of his constitutional protection against double jeopardy. See Icon v. State, 44 So.3d 660, 660 (Fla. 5th DCA *12572010); Cook v. State, 813 So.2d 1010, 1012 (Fla. 1st DCA 2002);…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Maxwell v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2001
  2. Cook v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2002
  3. ICON v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2010

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