Deontae Palinski Johnson v. State of Florida
CourtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida
Date FiledDecember 9, 2020
Docket1D19-1474
StatusPublished
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Full Opinion
FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
STATE OF FLORIDA
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No. 1D19-1474
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DEONTAE PALINSKI JOHNSON,
Appellant,
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA,
Appellee.
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On appeal from the Circuit Court for Leon County.
James C. Hankinson, Judge.
December 9, 2020
ON MOTION FOR CERTIFICATION
PER CURIAM.
On motion of the appellee, we certify to the Supreme Court of
Florida the following question of great public importance:
GIVEN THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 316.062(1),
FLORIDA STATUTES, DOES CONVICTION ON MULTIPLE
COUNTS UNDER SECTION 316.027(2), FLORIDA STATUTES,
STEMMING FROM A SINGLE CRASH INVOLVING MULTIPLE
VICTIMS, EXPOSE A DEFENDANT TO MULTIPLE
PUNISHMENTS FOR ONE OFFENSE IN VIOLATION OF THE
DOUBLE-JEOPARDY PROTECTIONS OF THE U.S.
CONSTITUTION?
LEWIS, WINOKUR, and M.K. THOMAS, JJ., concur.
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Andy Thomas, Public Defender, Katherine Turner, Assistant
Public Defender, Kathryn Lane, Assistant Public Defender, and
Steven Seliger, Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for
Appellant.
Ashley Moody, Attorney General, and Damaris E. Reynolds,
Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.
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