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Jessie Robert Aguilar, Appellant, v. The State of Florida, Appellee.
We affirm because we find the offenses charged occurred during two separate criminal episodes. See Murray v. State, 890 So. 2d 451, 453 (Fla. 2d DCA 2004) (“In order to determine whether offenses occurred during a single criminal episode, courts look to whether there are multiple victims, whether the offenses occurred in multiple locations, and whether there has been a ‘temporal break’ between offenses.” (quoting Staley v. State, 829 So. 2d 400, 401 (Fla. 2d DCA 2002))); see also Cabrera v. State, 884 So. 2d 482, 484 (Fla. 5th DCA 2004) (holding that in order for crimes to be considered to have occurred in more than one criminal episode, there must be a temporal break between the two acts to allow the offender to reflect and form a new criminal intent for each offense). Even minimal lapses in time can be sufficient for a defendant to form a new criminal intent between offenses. White v. State, 924 So. 2d 957, 957–58 (Fla. 4th DCA 2006). Further, “if two convictions occurred based on two distinct criminal acts, double jeopardy is not a concern.” State v. Paul, 934 So. 2d 1167, 1172 n.3 (Fla. 2006). Accordingly, we need not address the other issues raised on appeal.
Affirmed.
PER CURIAM.
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Docket No: No. 3D22-0062
Decided: December 14, 2022
Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
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