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Larkin v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District
Mar 15, 1990
558 So. 2d 486 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1990)

Opinion

No. 89-404.

March 15, 1990.

Appeal from the Circuit Court for Lake County, Earle W. Peterson, Jr., J.

James B. Gibson, Public Defender and Brynn Newton, Asst. Public Defender, Daytona Beach, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee and Dee R. Ball, Asst. Atty. Gen., Daytona Beach, for appellee.


Larkin attempted to escape from Lake Correctional Institution. As a result, the Department of Corrections revoked his gain time and imposed other administrative sanctions. Subsequently, Larkin was charged by information with the criminal offense of attempted escape. He filed a pretrial motion to dismiss the information alleging a due process violation of his constitutional right to be protected from being placed in jeopardy twice for the same offense. After the court denied his motion, Larkin pled nolo contendere, reserving his right to appeal. Because the double jeopardy provisions of the Florida and Federal Constitutions do not apply to a judicial proceeding following an administrative proceeding, we affirm. See Sadler v. State, 333 So.2d 69 (Fla. 1st DCA 1976) and cases cited therein.

Section 944.28(2)(a), Florida Statutes (1987) provides in pertinent part:
All or any part of the gain-time earned by a prisoner according to the provisions of law shall be subject to forfeiture if such prisoner shall unsuccessfully attempt to escape . . .

Article 1, § 9, Fla. Const.

AFFIRMED.

DANIEL, C.J., and COWART, J., concur.


Summaries of

Larkin v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District
Mar 15, 1990
558 So. 2d 486 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1990)
Case details for

Larkin v. State

Case Details

Full title:ARTHUR R. LARKIN, APPELLANT, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District

Date published: Mar 15, 1990

Citations

558 So. 2d 486 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1990)

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