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The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title VII
EVIDENCE
Chapter 90
EVIDENCE CODE
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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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Amendments to 90.601


Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 90.601
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HAYWARD, v. STATE v. L., 183 So. 3d 286 (Fla. 2015)

. . . State, 718 So.2d 159, 162 (Fla.1998); see also § 90.601, Fla. Stat. (2007). . . .

WINGO, v. STATE, 158 So. 3d 743 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2015)

. . . See § 90.601, Fla. Stat. (2013); Z.P. v. State, 651 So.2d 213, 213-14 (Fla. 2d DCA 1995); State v. . . .

STATE v. McFADDEN,, 772 So. 2d 1209 (Fla. 2000)

. . . aware of the Florida Supreme Court’s definition of “conviction” when the Legislature enacted section 90.601 . . .

RUTHERFORD, v. W. MOORE,, 774 So. 2d 637 (Fla. 2000)

. . . State, 718 So.2d 159, 162 (Fla.1998); see generally § 90.601, Fla. Stat. (1999). . . .

STATE v. GREEN,, 733 So. 2d 583 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1999)

. . . Although, under section 90.601, Florida Statutes (1997), every person is presumed competent to testify . . .

T. HAWK, v. STATE, 718 So. 2d 159 (Fla. 1998)

. . . See generally § 90.601, Fla. Stat. (1993). . . .

SIMMONS, Jr. v. STATE, 683 So. 2d 1101 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1996)

. . . . § 90.601, Fla.Stat. . . . .” § 90.601, Fla.Stat. (1995). . . .

TERRY, v. STATE, 668 So. 2d 954 (Fla. 1996)

. . . An otherwise competent witness has the ability to testify, see section 90.601, Florida Statutes (1993 . . .

LOWE, v. STATE, 650 So. 2d 969 (Fla. 1994)

. . . Although in general, “every person is competent to be a witness,” section 90.601, Florida Statutes (1989 . . .

HELTON, v. STATE, 641 So. 2d 146 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1994)

. . . .” § 90.601, Fla.Stat. (1991). As stated in I.R. v. . . .

MARTUCCIO, O. D. v. DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL REGULATION, BOARD OF OPTOMETRY,, 622 So. 2d 607 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1993)

. . . Section 90.601, Fla.Stat. (1991); Charles W. Eh-rhardt, Florida Evidence, § 601.1 (1993 Ed.). . . .

B. HARMON, P. v. T. WILLIAMS, R., 596 So. 2d 1139 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1992)

. . . . § 90.601, Fla. Stat. (1989); Zabrani v. Riveron, 495 So.2d 1195 (Fla. 3d DCA 1986). . . .

STATE v. STUTSMAN,, 566 So. 2d 880 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1990)

. . . To the contrary, there is no such proscription, see § 90.601, Fla.Stat. (1989), and no such objection . . .

ZABRANI, v. J. RIVERON, 495 So. 2d 1195 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1986)

. . . Because competency is presumed until the contrary is established, Williams, 2 Fla. at 68; see § 90.601 . . .

HACKMANN, v. T. HYLAND, R. Jr., 445 So. 2d 1079 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1984)

. . . See § 90.601, Fla.Stat. (1981); Williams v. McGehee, 2 Fla. 58 (1848). . . .

D. FARISH, Jr. D. Jr. D. d b a a v. BANKERS MULTIPLE LINE INSURANCE COMPANY D., 425 So. 2d 12 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1982)

. . . Section 90.601, Florida Statutes (Supp.1976). . . . .