817.29

Cheating.

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817.29 Cheating.Whoever is convicted of any gross fraud or cheat at common law shall be guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
History.s. 54, ch. 1637, 1868; RS 2475; GS 3344; RGS 5187; CGL 7290; s. 860, ch. 71-136.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases, 1966–2013 · leading case: Rollins, Inc. v. Butland
Rollins, Inc. v. Butland (2006) fladistctapp · cites it 2× “01, Florida Statutes (2001), defrauding and cheating consumers in violation of section 817.29, Florida Statutes (2001), and improperly accepting annual renewal payments and other money from consumers in violation of section 812.”
Aery v. Wallace Lincoln-Mercury, LLC (2013) fladistctapp “Section 817.29 F.S. — Cheat, also a third degree felony; c.”
State v. Vikhlyantsev (1992) fladistctapp · cites it 5× “The appellee was charged in a two count information with cheating, in violation of section 817.29, Florida Statutes (1989), and petit theft, in violation of section 812.”
Amlotte v. State (1983) fladistctapp “Even a common-law cheat is a felony of the third degree under section 817.29. However the inadequacy of the penalty is a problem for the legislature which could best solve this problem by the enactment of a statute providing that whoever, with intent to kill, assaults, or does…”
Rollins, Inc. v. Butland (2006) fladistctapp · cites it 2× “01, Florida Statutes (2001), defrauding and cheating consumers in violation of section 817.29, Florida Statutes (2001), and improperly accepting annual renewal payments and other money from consumers in *1194 violation of section 812.”
State v. Peterson (1966) fladistctapp “Section 817.29, F.S.A. on Cheating and Fraud, as related to crime, provides : “Whoever is convicted of any gross fraud or cheat at common law shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison not exceeding ten years, or in the county jail not exceeding one year, or by fine…”
H. L. A. v. State (1981) fladistctapp “02, or with cheating, Section 817.29. Compare State v. Peterson, 192 So.”
Darwish v. State (2006) fladistctapp · cites it 4× “Darwish challenges his judgment and sentence for the third-degree felony of cheating, section 817.29, Florida Statutes (2004). Mr.”
State v. Vikhlyantsev (1993) fladistctapp · cites it 10× “The state charged the appellee with cheating in violation of section 817.29, Florida Statutes (1991). In the first appeal, the trial court found that the cheating statute had been repealed by implication by sections 812.”
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