Brown v. State

781 So. 2d 1083, 26 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 168, 2001 Fla. LEXIS 517, 2001 WL 252120
Procedural entryThis page is a short order in Brown v. State. Read the opinion of the Court — 719 So. 2d 882
Supreme Court of Florida·Decided March 15, 2001·No. No. SC00-721·Published

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PER CURIAM.

We have for review a decision on the following question certified to be of great public importance:

DO CONVICTIONS FOR ATTEMPTED FIRST DEGREE MURDER AND FELONY CAUSING BODILY INJURY ON ACCOUNT OF THE SAME ACT AMOUNT TO DOUBLE JEOPARDY?

Brown v. State, 761 So.2d 1135 (Fla. 1st DCA 2000). We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 3(b)(4),- Fla. Const. For the reasons expressed, in Gordon v. State, 780 So.2d 17 (Fla.2001), we answer the certified question in the negative and approve the First District’s decision.

It is so ordered.

WELLS, C.J., and SHAW, HARDING, ANSTEAD, PARIENTE and LEWIS, JJ., concur. QUINCE, J., dissents with an opinion.

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Brown v. State, 781 So. 2d 1083, 26 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 168, 2001 Fla. LEXIS 517, 2001 WL 252120 (Fla. 2001).

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