Fessenden v. State

Florida District Courts of Appeal
Fessenden v. State, 713 So. 2d 1093 (1998)
1998 Fla. App. LEXIS 8521; 1998 WL 396197
Altenbernd, Patterson, Whatley

Fessenden v. State

Opinion of the Court

PATTERSON, Acting Chief Judge.

The appellant, John Fessenden, and code-fendant Charles Amos were charged in an indictment and a superseding information with violating Florida’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act and multiple counts of grand theft. In Amos v. State, 711 So.2d 1197 (Fla. 2d DCA 1998), we determined that the conduct asserted did not constitute grand theft. Based on Amos, we therefore reverse Fessenden’s convictions and direct that he be discharged.

As we did in Amos, we certify to the supreme court the following question which we determine to be of great public importance:

IS THE OBTAINING OF A REDUCED INITIAL PREMIUM FOR WORKERS’ COMPENSATION INSURANCE BY MISREPRESENTATIONS OF STATUTORILY-REQUIRED FACTORS USED TO DETERMINE THAT PREMIUM THEFT UNDER SECTION 812.014, FLORIDA STATUTES?

Reversed.

ALTENBERND and WHATLEY, JJ., concur.

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Full Case Name
John Hollis FESSENDEN v. STATE of Florida
Cited By
3 cases
Status
Published