Florida Statute 775.012 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XLVI
CRIMES

Chapter 775
GENERAL PENALTIES; REGISTRATION OF CRIMINALS

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F.S. 775.012

775.012 General purposes.—The general purposes of the provisions of the code are:

(1) To proscribe conduct that improperly causes or threatens substantial harm to individual or public interest.

(2) To give fair warning to the people of the state in understandable language of the nature of the conduct proscribed and of the sentences authorized upon conviction.

(3) To define clearly the material elements constituting an offense and the accompanying state of mind or criminal intent required for that offense.

(4) To differentiate on reasonable grounds between serious and minor offenses and to establish appropriate disposition for each.

(5) To safeguard conduct that is without fault or legitimate state interest from being condemned as criminal.

(6) To ensure the public safety by deterring the commission of offenses and providing for the opportunity for rehabilitation of those convicted and for their confinement when required in the interests of public protection.

History.—s. 2, ch. 74-383; s. 1, ch. 77-174.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 775.012

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 775.012.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 775.012

Total Results: 15

CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, etc. v. MIAMI NEW TIMES, LLC

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2020-12-16

Snippet: Newspapers, Inc., 476 So. 2d 775, 12 778 (Fla. 4th DCA 1985) (pronouncing:

State of Florida v. Harry James Chubbuck

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2014-06-19

Citation: 141 So. 3d 1163, 39 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 437, 2014 WL 2765926, 2014 Fla. LEXIS 1982

Snippet: construed most favorably to the accused.”); § 775.012(2), Fla. Stat. (2009) (stating that one general

Brown v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2009-09-11

Citation: 17 So. 3d 346, 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 13500, 2009 WL 2900345

Snippet: Blockburger[1] "same elements" test set forth at section 775.012(4)(b)2., Florida Statutes, prohibits separate convictions

State v. Lanier

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2008-04-16

Citation: 979 So. 2d 365, 2008 WL 1733666

Snippet: of the conduct proscribed" contrary to section 775.012(2), Florida Statutes (2007). Count III of the information

Thomas v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1991-08-08

Citation: 583 So. 2d 336, 1991 WL 41004

Snippet: (1966) is one such case. [8] § 775.012(4) Fla. Stat. [9] § 775.012(5) Fla. Stat. (1972). [10] The

Thomas v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1991-07-17

Citation: 584 So. 2d 1022, 1991 WL 133505

Snippet: substantial harm to individual or public interest." § 775.012(1), Fla. Stat. (1989). The offense of "robbery"

Glover v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1985-08-28

Citation: 474 So. 2d 886, 10 Fla. L. Weekly 2027

Snippet: statute prior to trial and that to the extent section 775.12, Florida Statutes (now repealed) suggested otherwise

Linehan v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1983-11-09

Citation: 442 So. 2d 244

Snippet: that endangers the public safety. See section 775.012, Fla. Stat. (1981); Stasio, 396 A.2d at 1134. That

Westermeier v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1981-03-04

Citation: 395 So. 2d 231, 1981 Fla. App. LEXIS 18852

Snippet: DAUKSCH, C. J., and COBB, J., concur. . See § 775.012(4), Fla.Stat. (1979).

P. A. C. v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1980-12-19

Citation: 391 So. 2d 364, 1980 Fla. App. LEXIS 18246

Snippet: and must therefore be strictly construed. See § 775.012(1), Florida Statutes. The circuit judges determined

Castle v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1976-03-17

Citation: 330 So. 2d 10

Snippet: have before us the constitutionality of Section 775.12, Florida Statutes (1973),[1] which provides: "Limitation

Castle v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1974-12-20

Citation: 305 So. 2d 794

Snippet: could have been imposed. Florida Statute, Section 775.12 provides: "Limitation of repeal as to criminal

Ago

Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1974-04-09

Snippet: previously committed." Also, I would note that s. 775.12, F.S., reads: "No offense committed, and no penalty

Taylor v. Jones

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1933-10-04

Citation: 150 So. 254, 112 Fla. 234

Snippet: Livingston, 34 Fla. 377, 16 So.2d 284, 27 C. J. 773-775; 12 R. C. L. 665. Section 3864, Revised General Statutes

Malone v. Meres

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1926-04-30

Citation: 109 So. 677, 91 Fla. 709

Snippet: 442; Lee v. Patten, 34 Fla. 149,15 South. Rep. 775; 12 Ency. Pl. Pr. 187, 196; 21 C. J. 166; People ex