Legal Opinion

State v. DeMagistris

Supreme Court of Rhode Island

Decided June 11, 1998No. 96-286-C.APublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION FLANDERS, Justice.

The defendant, Robert J. DeMagistris, appeals from a host of criminal convictions stemming from his misadventures posing as “Josh,” a videographer and photographer of nude models. Although we affirm the defendant’s convictions for possession of marijuana and for multiple counts of placing obscene and harassing telephone calls to various women, we reverse his convictions under the other two criminal statutes that are the subject of this appeal.

Facts and Travel

Between the early summer of 1992 and June of 1998, various and sundry females received telephone calls from an…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Illinois v. GatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Franks v. DelawareSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  3. People v. Lance W.California Supreme Court · 1985
  4. United States v. James Edward Colkley, United States of America v. Jamison Henry JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1990
  5. Robert Stewart v. Donald DongesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1990

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3Cited by17 opinions

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  4. In Re HarrisonSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2010
  5. State v. Pona.Supreme Court of Rhode Island · 2007

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