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Hardy v. State

Citations

  • 705 So. 2d 979
  • 1998 WL 27798

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  • holding that when multiple convictions violate the double jeopardy prohibition, \[t]he proper remedy is to vacate the conviction for the lesser offense while affirming the conviction for the greater one\
  • holding that dual convictions for leaving the scene of an accident involving injury and leaving the scene of an accident involving death were different degrees of same crime and violated double jeopardy
  • holding that convictions for leaving the scene of a crash involving death and leaving the scene of a crash involving personal injury constituted a single episode of leaving the scene— even though the single crash involved multiple cars and victims
  • holding the appropriate remedy for a double jeopardy violation is to vacate the conviction for the lesser offense
  • holding the appropriate remedy for a double jeopardy violation is to vacate the conviction for the lesser offense
  • stating that the proper remedy for a double jeopardy violation “is to vacate the conviction for the lesser offense while affirming the conviction for the greater one” (citing Williams v. Singletary, 78 F.3d 1510, 1516 (11th Cir.1996))

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Judges: Stevenson

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