Legal Opinion
Cohens v. Elwell
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided June 9, 1992No. 91-2644PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
600 So.2d 1224 (1992)
Paul E. COHENS, Petitioner,
v.
Honorable Thomas ELWELL, Circuit Judge, Respondent.
No. 91-2644.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
June 9, 1992.
Steven Scheck, Gainesville, for petitioner.
Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Edward C. Hill, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., for respondent.
2Per curiam
Paul E. Cohens petitions this court for a writ of prohibition, arguing that any further prosecution on certain criminal charges would violate his constitutional protections against double jeopardy. Finding that his claims have merit, we grant his petition and issue the writ.
A jury of…
3Cases cited14 opinions
- Arizona v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- United States v. PerezSupreme Court of the United States · 1824
- Carawan v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1987
- People v. MichaelNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- Commonwealth v. FergusonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
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4Cited by18 opinions
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- Wright v. Uniforms for IndustryDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2000
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