590.15

Burden of proof.

Find cases: SyfertCases citing this section FL-LEGleg.state.fl.us JustiaFla. Statutes CornellLII Search CasesGoogle Scholar

590.15 Burden of proof.—In any prosecution or civil action brought under the provisions of this chapter it shall not be necessary for the state or plaintiff to allege and prove absence of the right or authority of the defendant to set or cause to be set the fire, but such right and authority shall be a matter of affirmative defense to be alleged and proved by the defendant.

History.—s. 13, ch. 17029, 1935; CGL 1936 Supp. 4151(10-rr).

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1982–1982 · leading case: Speights v. State

Sort: Relevance Newest Treatment

Speights v. State (1982) fladistctapp · cites it 9× “Although the foregoing section suggests that proof of lack of ownership or control of the land may be an element of the crime, Section 590.15, Florida Statutes, indicates that this factor is an affirmative defense.”

Annotations are extracted automatically from the opinions in the Syfert caselaw corpus and ranked by authority, recency, and treatment. Dots show Syfertize treatment of the citing case itself.