The Florida Supreme Court Hears Arguments Related To Double Jeopardy Case

The Florida Supreme Court hearing arguments related to a 2014 crash in Miami-Dade County.

An attorney for Robert Velazco argues his client's convictions for both DUI serious bodily injury and DUI property damage violated double jeopardy because they're degrees of the same offense.

A lawyer for the state argues the charges do not fall under the same statute because they're not degree variants.

The Fourth District Court of Appeals agreeing that the convictions constituted double jeopardy, but the Third District upheld the convictions.


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