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F.S. 90.601

90.601 General rule of competency.—Every person is competent to be a witness, except as otherwise provided by statute.

History.—s. 1, ch. 76-237; s. 1, ch. 77-77; s. 22, ch. 78-361, s. 1, ch. 78-379.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 90.601

Level: Degree
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Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 90.601.

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Cases Citing Statute 90.601

Total Results: 18

& SC13-1787 Steven Douglas Hayward v. State of Florida and Steven Douglas Hayward v. Julie L. Jones, etc.

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2015-06-25T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 183 So. 3d 286

Snippet: So.2d 159, 162 (Fla.1998); see also § 90.601, Fla. Stat. (2007). Section 90.603, Florida Statutes

Wingo v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2015-02-20T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 158 So. 3d 743, 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 2335, 2015 WL 719004

Snippet: party places competency at issue. See § 90.601, Fla. Stat. (2013); Z.P. v. State, 651

State v. McFadden

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2000-11-08T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 772 So. 2d 1209

Snippet: conviction" when the Legislature enacted section 90.601(1). Roberts, 450 So.2d at 1127 (Anstead, C.J.,

Rutherford v. Moore

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2000-10-12T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 774 So. 2d 637

Snippet: 718 So.2d 159, 162 (Fla.1998); see generally § 90.601, Fla. Stat. (1999). Rutherford cites no case in

State v. Green

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1999-05-27T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 733 So. 2d 583, 1999 Fla. App. LEXIS 6820, 1999 WL 334756

Snippet: testify in this case.” Although, under section 90.601, Florida Statutes (1997), every person is presumed

Hawk v. State

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1998-09-17T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 718 So. 2d 159

Snippet: until the contrary is established. See generally § 90.601, Fla. Stat. (1993). A court's ruling on competency

Simmons v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1996-11-25T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 683 So. 2d 1101

Snippet: every person is presumed competent to testify. § 90.601, Fla.Stat. A person may be disqualified to testify…except as otherwise provided by statute." § 90.601, Fla.Stat. (1995). But a "person is disqualified

Terry v. State

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1996-01-03T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 668 So. 2d 954

Snippet: witness has the ability to testify, see section 90.601, Florida Statutes (1993), and unreliability goes

Lowe v. State

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1994-11-23T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 650 So. 2d 969

Snippet: person is competent to be a witness," section 90.601, Florida Statutes (1989), a trial judge is permitted

Helton v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1994-07-26T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 641 So. 2d 146

Snippet: except as otherwise provided by statute." § 90.601, Fla. Stat. (1991). As stated in I.R. v. State,

Martuccio v. DEPT. OF PRO. REGULATION

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1993-08-12T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 622 So. 2d 607

Snippet: testifying under the Florida Evidence Code. Section 90.601, Fla. Stat. (1991); Charles W. Ehrhardt, Florida

Harmon v. Williams

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1992-03-17T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 596 So. 2d 1139

Snippet: process of law, and she is thus presumed competent. § 90.601, Fla. Stat. (1989); Zabrani v. Riveron, 495 So.2d

Larrauri v. Larrauri

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1991-07-02T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 584 So. 2d 31, 1991 Fla. App. LEXIS 6131, 1991 WL 116854

Snippet: was intended as lump sum alimony.’’) No. 90-601 District Court of Appeal of Florida fladistctapp

State v. Stutsman

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1990-09-11T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 566 So. 2d 880

Snippet: contrary, there is no such proscription, see § 90.601, Fla. Stat. (1989), and no such objection was made

Zabrani v. Riveron

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1986-09-23T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 495 So. 2d 1195

Snippet: contrary is established, Williams, 2 Fla. at 68; see § 90.601, Fla. Stat. (1985), Zabrani has the burden of proving

Hackmann v. Hyland

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1984-02-21T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 445 So. 2d 1079, 1984 Fla. App. LEXIS 11920

Snippet: presumed until the contrary is established. See § 90.601, Fla.Stat. (1981); Williams v. McGehee, 2 Fla.

Farish v. Bankers Multiple Line Ins. Co.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1982-09-22T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 425 So. 2d 12

Snippet: except as otherwise provided by statute. Section 90.601, Florida Statutes (Supp. 1976). [4] However, we

STATE, ETC. v. Office of Comptroller

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1982-05-12T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 416 So. 2d 820

Snippet: Florida Citrus Code. §§ 601.35, 601.52, 601.731, 601.90-601.9902, Fla. Stat. (1981). The taxes which are collected