Defendant, Mario Babrow, appeals his convictions and sentences for burglary with assault or battery, assault, and battery. Babrow raises three issues on appeal: (1) the state’s closing argument constituted fundamental error; (2) Babrow was improperly sentenced as a prison re-leasee reoffender; and (3) Babrow’s convictions for assault and battery violated his constitutional double jeopardy protection. While we find the first two issues lack merit, we reverse Babrow’s convictions for assault and battery.
“Determining whether double jeopardy is violated based on undisputed facts is a purely legal determination, so the standard of review is de novo.”
Finkley v. State,
In the instant case, the state concedes that Babrow’s convictions for assault and battery should be vacated because they violate double jeopardy. Following a jury trial, Babrow was found guilty of burglary with assault or battery, assault, and battery. All three counts involved the same victim and incident and the verdict form did not indicate whether the jury determined Babrow had committed “burglary with an assault,” or “burglary with a battery.” Consequently, Babrow’s convictions violated the constitutional prohibition against double jeopardy.
See, e.g., Torna v. State,
Accordingly, we reverse and remand for the trial court to vacate Babrow’s convictions for assault and battery because they violate double jeopardy. We affirm Ba-brow’s conviction for burglary with assault or battery, and remand for resentencing on this conviction.
Affirmed in Part; Reversed in Part and Remanded.
