Legal Opinion

Bertonatti v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided April 29, 2015No. 3D13-2535PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the CourtSalter, J.

Carlos Bertonatti appeals from a conviction and sentence after entering an open plea of guilt under four counts of a five-count information: manslaughter while driving under the influence (“DUI”) and the failure to render aid, 1 two counts of resisting a law enforcement officer without violence, and fleeing or attempting to elude a law enforcement officer. 2 Bertonatti maintains on appeal that the two charges of resisting a law enforcement officer without violence occurred during a single, ongoing criminal episode, such that they are barred by double jeopardy. We affirm, concluding that…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Valdes v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2009
  2. State v. PaulSupreme Court of Florida · 2006
  3. Jeremiah Eugene Beazley v. State of FloridaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2014
  4. Corvo v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2005
  5. Long v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1996

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. State v. Jene-CharlesDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2018

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