{"id":637,"date":"2019-06-27T20:31:56","date_gmt":"2019-06-28T00:31:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stpetersburgcriminallawyer.net\/?p=637"},"modified":"2024-09-06T12:28:42","modified_gmt":"2024-09-06T16:28:42","slug":"florida-court-discusses-double-jeopardy-in-solicitation-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stpetersburgcriminalattorney.net\/blog\/florida-court-discusses-double-jeopardy-in-solicitation-cases\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida Court Discusses Double Jeopardy in Solicitation Cases"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Double jeopardy is a term many people have heard but most people do not fully understand. In sum, double jeopardy means that you cannot be convicted more than once for the same crime. While double jeopardy is straightforward in theory, it can be complicated in Florida criminal cases involving solicitation of a minor for unlawful sexual activity. Recently, the District Court of Appeals of Florida, Third District, <a href=\"https:\/\/law.justia.com\/cases\/florida\/third-district-court-of-appeal\/2019\/3d17-1881.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">explained<\/a> the nuances of double jeopardy in a solicitation case and ultimately vacated the defendant\u2019s solicitation conviction. If you are charged with solicitation of a minor for unlawful activity or any other sex crime you should speak with an experienced St. Petersburg sex crime defense attorney to discuss your options.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Facts of the Case<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It is alleged that during an undercover investigation, agents who worked for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) placed an ad on a classified site that said a mother was trying to find men to engage in sexual activity with her thirteen-year-old daughter, and provided the mother\u2019s purported email address and the mother and daughter\u2019s names. The defendant sent an email to the address listed in the ad, and over the next two days engaged in sexually explicit emails with a DHS agent posing as the mother. The emails specifically stated that the defendant was responding to the ad that offered sex with a minor.<\/p>\n<p>Reportedly, the defendant made plans to meet the agent and her \u201cdaughter\u201d at the parking lot of a fast food restaurant. When the defendant arrived, he was arrested. He was subsequently charged with using a computer to solicit the parent of a child to consent to the child\u2019s participation in sexual activity and traveling to meet a child for unlawful sexual activity that was facilitated by the child\u2019s parent following solicitation. The defendant was convicted on both counts, after which he appealed, arguing that the dual convictions violated double jeopardy.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stpetersburgcriminalattorney.net\/blog\/florida-court-discusses-double-jeopardy-in-solicitation-cases\/#more-637\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Double jeopardy is a term many people have heard but most people do not fully understand. In sum, double jeopardy means that you cannot be convicted more than once for the same crime. 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