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State v. Carpenter

Citations

  • 417 So. 2d 986

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  • analyzing the completed offenses of driving under the influence and battery on a law enforcement officer
  • “While resisting arrest with violence and battery on a law enforcement officer are similar offenses, and while they usually happen in conjunction with one another, one does not necessarily involve the other.”
  • “While resisting arrest with violence and battery on a law enforcement officer are similar offenses, and while they usually happen in conjunction with one another, one does not necessarily involve the other.”
  • \In applying the Blockburger test the courts look only to the statutory elements of each offense and not to the actual evidence to be presented at trial or the facts as alleged in a particular information.\ (citing Whalen v. United States, 445 U.S. 684, 685 n.8 (1980))
  • \In applying the Blockburger test the courts look only to the statutory elements of each offense and not to the actual evidence to be presented at trial or the facts as alleged in a particular information.\ (citing Whalen v. United States, 445 U.S. 684, 694 n.8 (1980))

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Judges: Adkins

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