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Florida Statute 27.06 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 27.06 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 27.06 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
27.06 Habeas corpus and preliminary trials.—The several state attorneys of this state shall represent the state in all cases of habeas corpus arising in their respective circuits, and shall also represent the state, either in person or by assistant, in cases of preliminary trials of persons charged with capital offenses in all cases where the committing trial court judge shall have given due and timely notice of the time and place of such trial. Notice of the application for the writ of habeas corpus shall be given to the prosecuting officer of the court wherein the statute under attack is being applied, the criminal law proceeding is being maintained, or the conviction has occurred.
History.—s. 3, ch. 5399, 1905; RGS 3010; CGL 4746; s. 4, ch. 29737, 1955; s. 4, ch. 73-334; s. 2, ch. 2004-11.

Cases Citing F.S. 27.06

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City of Miami v. Gilbert, 102 So. 2d 818 (Fla. 3d DCA 1958).

Cited 4 times | Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal

...294, 90 A.2d 729; State v. Powell, 97 N.C. 417, 1 S.E. 482; Ex parte Simmons, 4 Okla. Cr. 662, 112 P. 951, 959; O'Haver v. Montgomery, 120 Tenn. 448, 111 S.W. 449; City of Sheridan v. Cadle, 24 Wyo. 293, 157 P. 892. See also 9 McQuillin, Municipal Corporations, § 27.06 (3d Ed....
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Smith v. Smith, 464 So. 2d 1287 (Fla. 5th DCA 1985).

Cited 3 times | Published | Florida 5th District Court of Appeal | 10 Fla. L. Weekly 627

abolished. See H. Trawick, Practice and Procedure § 27-6 (1983 Ed.); Fla.R.Civ.P. 1.100(b). [2] If one
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·Andrew H. Warren v. Ron DeSantis (11th Cir. 2024).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Argued: May 2, 2023

...“and prosecute or defend on behalf of the state all suits.” Fla. Stat. § 27.02. It charges them with attending grand juries, whenever re- quired. Id. § 27.03. It mandates that they “represent the state in all cases of habeas corpus.” Id. § 27.06....
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Andrew H. Warren v. Ron DeSantis (11th Cir. 2024).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Argued: May 2, 2023

...“and prosecute or defend on behalf of the state all suits.” Fla. Stat. § 27.02. It charges them with attending grand juries, whenever re- quired. Id. § 27.03. It mandates that they “represent the state in all cases of habeas corpus.” Id. § 27.06....

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