Florida Statute 775.1 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XLVI
CRIMES

Chapter 775
GENERAL PENALTIES; REGISTRATION OF CRIMINALS

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F.S. 775.01

775.01 Common law of England.—The common law of England in relation to crimes, except so far as the same relates to the modes and degrees of punishment, shall be of full force in this state where there is no existing provision by statute on the subject.

History.—s. 1, Nov. 6, 1829; s. 1, Feb. 10, 1832; RS 2369; GS 3194; RGS 5024; CGL 7126.

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Bottoson v. Moore

833 So. 2d 693, 2002 WL 31386790

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Oct 24, 2002 | Docket: 1258650

Cited 153 times | Published

verdict of a petit jury to be unanimous."). [43] Section 775.01, Florida Statutes (2001), which dates back

State v. Egan

287 So. 2d 1

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Dec 12, 1973 | Docket: 1653026

Cited 126 times | Published

in its order, passed upon the validity of Section 775.01, Florida Statutes, 1971, F.S.A., giving this

Perkins v. State

576 So. 2d 1310, 1991 WL 33012

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Mar 14, 1991 | Docket: 1669839

Cited 112 times | Published

there is an existing statute on the same subject. § 775.01, Fla. Stat. (1989). In effect, very little if

Hutchinson v. State

315 So. 2d 546

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 18, 1975 | Docket: 440309

Cited 85 times | Published

crime of common law solicitation under Fla. Stat. § 775.01 (1973), which makes the common law of England

Aaron v. State

284 So. 2d 673

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jul 11, 1973 | Docket: 1727871

Cited 73 times | Published

no maximum time for such imprisonment.[13] Section 775.01 of the Florida Statutes, F.S.A., provides that

Parkin v. State

238 So. 2d 817

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jul 13, 1970 | Docket: 552404

Cited 48 times | Published

properly controlling his action. By Fla. Stat. § 775.01, F.S.A., the common law of England in relation

Thomas v. State

584 So. 2d 1022, 1991 WL 133505

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 17, 1991 | Docket: 466923

Cited 15 times | Published

existing provision by statute on the subject," § 775.01, Fla. Stat. (1989), since the adoption of the

State v. McDonald

785 So. 2d 640, 2001 WL 467985

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 4, 2001 | Docket: 1510157

Cited 11 times | Published

v. Adams, 683 So.2d 517 (Fla. 2d DCA 1996), section 775.01, Florida Statutes (1999), this difficult task

Toye v. State

133 So. 3d 540, 2014 WL 228639, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 535

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 22, 2014 | Docket: 60238802

Cited 7 times | Published

statutory provision that is now found at section 775.01. See § 775.01; Hepburn v. Chapman, 109 Fla. 133, 149

Johnson v. State

584 So. 2d 95, 1991 WL 138139

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 29, 1991 | Docket: 466916

Cited 7 times | Published

crimes of England are crimes in Florida under section 775.01, Florida Statutes. The Aaron court then concluded

State v. Little

400 So. 2d 197

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 1, 1981 | Docket: 1676923

Cited 7 times | Published

mean they can by violated without penalty. In section 775.01, Florida Statutes, it is provided The Common

Merckle v. State

529 So. 2d 269, 13 Fla. L. Weekly 381

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jun 9, 1988 | Docket: 1523729

Cited 6 times | Published

Fla. Stat. (1981); and misbehavior in office, § 775.01, Fla. Stat. (1981). [2] The trial judge set out

Jones v. Dugger

518 So. 2d 295, 12 Fla. L. Weekly 2556

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 6, 1987 | Docket: 1777930

Cited 6 times | Published

existing provision by statute on the subject." § 775.01, Fla. Stat. (1985). Even so, the state maintains

Schaab v. State

33 So. 3d 763, 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 5290, 2010 WL 1563698

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 21, 2010 | Docket: 1153195

Cited 5 times | Published

relation to crimes" is "of full force" in Florida. § 775.01, Fla. Stat. (2008); Moorman, 490 So.2d at 187

Brown v. State

661 So. 2d 309, 1995 WL 437263

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 26, 1995 | Docket: 532122

Cited 5 times | Published

343 (1769); Art. I, § 16(a), Fla. Const. (1968); § 775.01, Fla. Stat. (1991). A juror cannot vote by proxy

Merckle v. State

512 So. 2d 948, 12 Fla. L. Weekly 1245

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 15, 1987 | Docket: 40702

Cited 5 times | Published

and misbehavior in office in violation of section 775.01, Florida Statutes (1981). On September 8, 1985

State v. Adams

683 So. 2d 517, 1996 WL 354412

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 28, 1996 | Docket: 1514973

Cited 4 times | Published

suicide under the carry-over provisions of section 775.01, Florida Statutes (1993), based on its determination

Moorman v. Bentley

490 So. 2d 186, 11 Fla. L. Weekly 1400

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 20, 1986 | Docket: 1489117

Cited 4 times | Published

respect to crimes is still in effect in Florida. § 775.01, Fla. Stat. (1985). The maximum period of imprisonment

Clayton v. Willis

489 So. 2d 813, 11 Fla. L. Weekly 1293

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 29, 1986 | Docket: 1528883

Cited 4 times | Published

Egan, 287 So.2d 1 (Fla. 1973), as adopted by section 775.01, Florida Statutes, and punishable as provided

Holland v. State

302 So. 2d 806

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 8, 1974 | Docket: 1758684

Cited 4 times | Published

State of Florida" pursuant to the provisions of § 775.01, F.S. 1971, which declares common law crimes to

State v. SCM Glidco Organics Corp.

592 So. 2d 710, 1991 WL 272775

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 23, 1991 | Docket: 1428625

Cited 3 times | Published

section superseded the common law and that Section 775.01, Florida Statutes[2], therefore prohibited

Merckle v. State

541 So. 2d 1312, 1989 WL 34847

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 12, 1989 | Docket: 2572205

Cited 2 times | Published

Fla. Stat. (1981). [4] A common law crime. See § 775.01, Fla. Stat. (1981).

Giordano v. State

32 So. 3d 96, 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 12657, 2009 WL 2634083

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 28, 2009 | Docket: 1663006

Cited 1 times | Published

retain their status as common law crimes. See § 775.01, Fla. Stat. (2005) (providing that where there

Raulerson v. State of Florida

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 30, 2025 | Docket: 69996619

Published

this state.” Id. (emphasis supplied); see also § 775.01, Fla. Stat. (putting into effect English common

Ron DeSantis, Governor v. Dream Defenders

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jun 20, 2024 | Docket: 68869795

Published

English law, and thus in Florida law, too. See § 775.01, Fla. Stat. (2021) (originally enacted in 1829

VENTURA GOMEZ v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 20, 2021 | Docket: 31030403

Published

608 (1994) (internal citation omitted); see also § 775.01, Fla. Stat. (“The common law of England in relation

Markus Leon Brown v. State of Florida

179 So. 3d 466, 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 17320, 2015 WL 7266557

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 18, 2015 | Docket: 3013619

Published

amendment;, Section 775,15(7)(b), was redesignated Section 775.-1 S(13)(b) on July 1, 2005. See Ch; 2005-110

Saridakis v. State

936 So. 2d 33, 2006 Fla. App. LEXIS 11613, 2006 WL 1896405

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 12, 2006 | Docket: 64846203

Published

states no maximum time for such imprisonment. Section 775.01 of the Florida Statutes, F.S.A., provides that

State v. Brock

106 So. 2d 607, 1958 Fla. App. LEXIS 2276

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 18, 1958 | Docket: 60191194

Published

invited the attention of the prosecution to F.S. § 775.01, F.S.A.1 and to the case of State ex rel. Williams