Partch v. State

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that where the charges are not based on distinct acts, a court must determine whether the offenses satisfy the same elements test
• explaining that where dual convictions are based on distinct acts, it is unnecessary to apply the same elements test
• noting that the offenses of sexual battery and attempted sexual battery are degrees of the same crime, so conviction of both violated double jeopardy
• “[N]either the charging information nor the jury verdict form included language clearly predicating the disputed charges on two distinct sex acts.”
• “[Njeither the charging information nor the jury verdict form included language clearly predicating the disputed charges on two distinct sex acts.”
• “Multiple punishments and convictions may rest on offenses occurring within differing criminal episodes.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).