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The 2024 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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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 775.01
Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 775.01.



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Cases Citing Statute 775.01

Total Results: 20

Ron DeSantis, Governor v. Dream Defenders

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2024-06-20T00:00:00-07:00

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 (2021) (originally enacted in 1829

VENTURA GOMEZ v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2021-01-19T23:53:00-08:00

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

Lewis v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2017-02-07T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 211 So. 3d 279, 2017 WL 486987, 2017 Fla. App. LEXIS 1442

Snippet: 1776, remains in force in Florida. §§ 2.01 & 775.01, Fla. Stat. Jury nullifications were used in England

Markus Leon Brown v. State of Florida

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2015-11-18T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 179 So. 3d 466, 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 17320

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

Toye v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2014-01-22T00:00:00-08:00

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

Snippet: statutory provision that is now found at section 775.01. See § 775.01; Hepburn v. Chapman, 109 Fla. 133, 149 So… So. 196, 203 (1933). Section 775.01 states: "The common law of England in relation to crimes, except… provision by statute on the subject.” Sections 775.01 and 775.02 are now separated by other statutory

Schaab v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2010-04-21T00:00:00-07:00

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

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

Giordano v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2009-08-28T00:00:00-07:00

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

Snippet: retain their status as common law crimes. See § 775.01, Fla. Stat. (2005) (providing that where there …separate statute overriding the application of section 775.01, the classification of criminal contempt as a common… was required to follow the mandates of section 775.01. To avoid repetition, we observe that the trial

Saridakis v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2006-07-12T00:00:00-07:00

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

Snippet: no maximum time for such imprisonment. Section 775.01 of the Florida Statutes, F.S.A., provides that …identical to that imposable for a misdemeanor. See §§ 775.01, 775.02, Fla. Stat.; Aaron, 284 So.2d at 676. Nevertheless

Bottoson v. Moore

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2002-10-24T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 833 So. 2d 693

Snippet: petit jury to be unanimous."). [43] Section 775.01, Florida Statutes (2001), which dates back to November… November 6, 1829, provides as follows: 775.01 Common law of England.—The common law of England in relation…existing provision by statute on the subject. § 775.01, Fla. Stat. (2001). [44] See, e.g., Jones v. State

State v. McDonald

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2001-05-04T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 785 So. 2d 640

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

State v. Johnson

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1997-04-25T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 695 So. 2d 771

Snippet: by the statute's express language.[10] *775 The one probable cause issue which was not expressly

State v. Adams

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1996-06-28T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 683 So. 2d 517

Snippet: suicide under the carry-over provisions of section 775.01, Florida Statutes (1993), based on its determination…crime under the carry-over provisions of section 775.01. At common law, "if one counseled another …our analysis of this issue by examining section 775.01, which provides that "[t]he common law of

Brown v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1995-07-26T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 661 So. 2d 309

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

State v. SCM Glidco Organics Corp.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1991-12-22T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 592 So. 2d 710

Snippet: section superseded the common law and that Section 775.01, Florida Statutes[2], therefore prohibited reference…because we feel that while the exception in Section 775.01, Florida Statutes, may prevent the English common…common law of England which, pursuant to Section 775.01, Florida *714 Statutes, is made applicable to crimes…degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.083. [2] 775.01 Common law of England. — The common law of England

Johnson v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1991-07-29T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 584 So. 2d 95

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

Thomas v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1991-07-17T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 584 So. 2d 1022

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

Perkins v. State

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1991-03-14T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 576 So. 2d 1310

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

Merckle v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1989-04-12T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 541 So. 2d 1312

Snippet: Fla. Stat. (1981). [4] A common law crime. See § 775.01, Fla. Stat. (1981). 89-00233 District

Merckle v. State

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1988-06-09T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 529 So. 2d 269

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

Jones v. Dugger

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1987-11-05T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 518 So. 2d 295

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