Case Name: Contreas FAISON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2001-02-14
Citations: 778 So. 2d 447
Docket Number: No. 3D00-3531
Parties: Contreas FAISON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: Before JORGENSON, GODERICH, and SHEVIN, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 778
Pages: 447–448

Head Matter:
Contreas FAISON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 3D00-3531.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
Feb. 14, 2001.
Rehearing Denied March 14, 2001.
Contreas Faison, in proper person.
Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, for appellee.
Before JORGENSON, GODERICH, and SHEVIN, JJ.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Affirmed. "When a defendant in a single act violates the 'peace and dignity' of two sovereigns by breaking the laws of each, he has committed two distinct 'offences.' " Heath v. Alabama, 474 U.S. 82, 88, 106 S.Ct. 433, 88 L.Ed.2d 387 (1985)(quoting United States v. Lanza, 260 U.S. 377, 43 S.Ct. 141, 67 L.Ed. 314 (1922)).