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By Jeffrey Ivashuk

Criminal law -- Double jeopardy -- Separate convictions for driving under influence with serious bodily injury and leaving scene of accident with injury do not violate double jeopardy because only the DUI with serious bodily injury offense contains causation element -- Separate convictions of both DUI with serious bodily injury and driving without a valid license with serious bodily injury were improper where charges were based on one act of operating a vehiclein which only one victim was injured -- Conviction for driving without valid license with serious bodily injury reversed --Resentencing required on remaining offenses using corrected scoresheet     Reported at 33 Fla. L. Weekly D1974a Criminal law -- Evidence -- Statements of defendant -- Continuing interrogation of defendant after defendant stated he had nothing to say, both in response to Miranda warnings and several times during interrogation, violated defendant's right to remain silent and rendered defendant's subsequent statements inadmissible -- Error to deny dispositive motion to suppress statements     Reported at 33 Fla...continue to full post

Full post as published by JAABlog on August 13, 2008 (boomark / email).