WASHINGTON v. STATE

No. 99-00913.

752 So.2d 16 (2000)

Melvin WASHINGTON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

January 12, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, Bartow, and Richard T. McKendrick, Assistant Public Defender, Bartow, for Appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Jonathan P. Hurley, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.


DAVIS, Judge.

Melvin Washington ("Washington") appeals his convictions for first-degree burglary with a battery1 and aggravated battery.2 These offenses occurred during the same criminal episode, when Washington broke into a home with an accomplice and struck one of the occupants on the head with a hammer. Washington argues that his convictions violate the prohibition against double jeopardy because he is being...

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