August 30, 2022
David William Trappman v. State of Florida
Case Number(s):
SC21-1479

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Summary:

Trappman was convicted of battery on a law enforcement officer and aggravated battery on a law enforcement officer and sentenced to a total of ten years in prison. Trappman appealed to the First District Court of Appeal, arguing that his convictions violate double jeopardy because the offenses occurred during one continuous criminal episode. The First DCA held that Trappman’s acts of shoving a police officer and then siccing a dog on the same officer were “distinct acts” and that double jeopardy did not apply in this case. The First DCA then certified conflict with another appellate court decision. Trappman asks this Court for review of the First DCA’s decision.