State v. Nishi
| Decision Date | 29 August 1988 |
| Citation | 531 So.2d 1355 |
| Parties | State v. Nishi (Jorge) NO. 72,289 |
| Court | Florida Supreme Court |
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Boyd v. State, 88-1093
...looked to the federal courts for guidance in interpreting and applying the Act. State v. Nishi, 521 So.2d 252 (Fla.3d DCA), rev. denied, 531 So.2d 1355 (Fla.1988); Banderas v. Banco Central del Ecuador, 461 So.2d 265 (Fla.3d DCA The primary intent of Congress in passing the federal RICO Act......
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Hibiscus Associates Ltd. v. Board of Trustees of Policemen and Firemen Retirement System of City of Detroit
... ... The Pension Fund counterclaimed alleging federal and state RICO violations, breach of contract, and fraudulent inducement regarding the Modification. This case has gone to trial twice with two juries ... ch. 895, is patterned after the federal RICO statute, and the same standards apply under both statutes. State v. Nishi, 521 So.2d 252, 253 (Fla. 3d Dist.Ct.App.), review denied, 531 So.2d 1355 (1988) ... 14 These witnesses, as employees of HAL, are arguably ... ...
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Wilson v. State, 90-845
... ... See also, Craver v. State, 561 So.2d 1251 (Fla. 2d DCA 1990) (motion for judgment of acquittal improperly denied under Masonoff where defendant was prosecuted as a "one-man enterprise"); and State v. Nishi, 521 So.2d 252 (Fla. 3d DCA), rev. denied, 531 So.2d 1355 (Fla.1988) (defendant could not be employed by or associated with himself as an enterprise under RICO) ... Further, appellant cites several federal decisions which he asserts are at odds with Bowen. See, U.S. v. Benny, 786 ... ...
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O'Malley v. St. Thomas University, Inc.
... ... v. Imrex Co., Inc., 473 U.S. 479, 105 S.Ct. 3275, 87 L.Ed.2d 346 (1985)) ... Appellants then sued in state court based on the Florida Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, Chapter 895, Florida Statutes (1991), (Florida RICO). Appellants also ... State, 596 So.2d 775 (Fla. 1st DCA 1992); Boyd v. State, 578 So.2d 718 (Fla. 3d DCA), review denied, 581 So.2d 1310 (1991); State v. Nishi, 521 So.2d 252 (Fla. 3d DCA), review denied, 531 So.2d 1355 (Fla.1988) ... Although we recognize that federal decisions are not ... ...
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