FULMER, Judge.
The state appeals an order dismissing a charge of aggravated stalking on double jeopardy grounds. We reverse and remand for further proceedings. The question underlying this appeal is: Where a defendant is held in contempt for violating a domestic violence injunction, may the defendant be prosecuted later for a substantive offense stemming from the same conduct that gave rise to the contempt adjudication? In the case before us, we answer yes because...
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