Debenedictis v. State, 78-795

CourtFlorida District Court of Appeals
Writing for the CourtPER CURIAM; ANSTEAD and BERANEK, JJ., and SIEGENDORF, ARDEN M.
CitationDebenedictis v. State, 370 So.2d 37 (Fla. App. 1979)
Decision Date04 April 1979
Docket NumberNo. 78-795,78-795
PartiesRoberto DeBENEDICTIS and Vincent Carola, Appellants, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

Appeal from Circuit Court, Broward County; Miette K. Burnstein, Judge.

Jerome M. Rosenblum, Hollywood, for appellants.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Charles W. Musgrove, West Palm Beach, for appellee.

PER CURIAM.

This is an appeal from a final judgment and sentence entered by the Circuit Court of Broward County. Appellants were tried and found guilty of four counts of grand larceny by fraudulent misrepresentation and four counts of criminal attempt. Appellants allegedly ran a fraudulent telephone solicitation operation whereby donations were sought for various "police" organizations and publications.

Appellants have raised eight points for consideration on appeal. We have considered each of these points on the basis of the briefs and record filed herein and find that appellants have failed to...

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3 cases
  • Debenedictis v. Wainwright, 81-5677
    • United States
    • U.S. Court of Appeals — Eleventh Circuit
    • April 26, 1982
    ...of grand larceny by fraudulent misrepresentation and four misdemeanor counts of criminal attempt. The Fourth District Court of Appeals, 370 So.2d 37, affirmed their convictions and the Florida and United States Supreme Courts denied certiorari, 381 So.2d 765; 449 U.S. 845, 101 S.Ct. 129, 66......
  • DeBenedictis v. Wainwright
    • United States
    • U.S. District Court — Southern District of Florida
    • June 16, 1981
    ...(5) years probation to be served consecutively with the one-year jail sentence and concurrently with each other. 2 DeBendictis v. State, 370 So.2d 37 (Fla. 4th DCA 1979). 3 DeBenedictis v. State, 381 So.2d 765 (Fla. 4 DeBenedictis v. Florida, 449 U.S. 845, 101 S.Ct. 129, 66 L.Ed.2d 54 (1980......
  • Debenedictis v. State
    • United States
    • Florida Supreme Court
    • January 15, 1980