{"id":509,"date":"2019-03-27T13:26:09","date_gmt":"2019-03-27T17:26:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tampacriminallawyer.net\/?p=509"},"modified":"2026-01-09T03:45:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T08:45:08","slug":"florida-court-rules-dual-carjacking-and-grand-theft-auto-convictions-violate-double-jeopardy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.criminalattorneytampa.net\/blog\/florida-court-rules-dual-carjacking-and-grand-theft-auto-convictions-violate-double-jeopardy\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida Court Rules Dual Carjacking and Grand Theft Auto Convictions Violate Double Jeopardy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While many people are aware of the protection afforded under the right against double jeopardy it is not always clear when double jeopardy applies and defendants are often convicted of more than one crime arising out of the same alleged act, in violation of double jeopardy. Recently, a Florida appellate court <a href=\"https:\/\/edca.4dca.org\/DCADocs\/2018\/2152\/182152_1708_02202019_09345549_i.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">overturned<\/a>\u00a0a defendant\u2019s conviction for grand theft auto, finding that it was precluded under double jeopardy due to his carjacking conviction. If you live in Tampa and are charged with grand theft or any other theft crime, it is important to protect your rights by retaining an experienced Tampa criminal defense attorney who will present a tenacious defense on your behalf.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>The Alleged Carjacking and Grand Theft Auto<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Allegedly, in August of 2015, a man went up to a woman approaching her car and pointed a gun at her, telling her if she screamed, he would shoot her. The man took the woman\u2019s phone and purse and then used her keys to steal her car. The woman reported the car as stolen, and the police spotted the car with a license plate reader. The police pursued the car with lights and sirens activated, but the vehicle did not stop until it crashed. The defendant exited the vehicle after the crash and fled on foot. After a pursuit he was detained and arrested.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.criminalattorneytampa.net\/blog\/florida-court-rules-dual-carjacking-and-grand-theft-auto-convictions-violate-double-jeopardy\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Florida Court Rules Dual Carjacking and Grand Theft Auto Convictions Violate Double Jeopardy\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While many people are aware of the protection afforded under the right against double jeopardy it is not always clear when double jeopardy applies and defendants are often convicted of more than one crime arising out of the same alleged act, in violation of double jeopardy. Recently, a Florida appellate court overturned\u00a0a defendant\u2019s conviction for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1779,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-509","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-armed-robbery","category-car-theft"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Dual Carjacking and Theft Violated Double Jeopardy<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Charged with both carjacking and grand theft auto? 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