Florida Statute 777.03 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XLVI
CRIMES

Chapter 777
PRINCIPAL; ACCESSORY; ATTEMPT; SOLICITATION; CONSPIRACY

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F.S. 777.03

777.03 Accessory after the fact.—

(1)(a) Any person not standing in the relation of husband or wife, parent or grandparent, child or grandchild, brother or sister, by consanguinity or affinity to the offender, who maintains or assists the principal or an accessory before the fact, or gives the offender any other aid, knowing that the offender had committed a crime and such crime was a third degree felony, or had been an accessory thereto before the fact, with the intent that the offender avoids or escapes detection, arrest, trial, or punishment, is an accessory after the fact.

(b) Any person who maintains or assists the principal or accessory before the fact, or gives the offender any other aid, knowing that the offender had committed the offense of child abuse, neglect of a child, aggravated child abuse, aggravated manslaughter of a child under 18 years of age, or murder of a child under 18 years of age, or had been an accessory thereto before the fact, with the intent that the offender avoids or escapes detection, arrest, trial, or punishment, is an accessory after the fact unless the court finds that the person is a victim of domestic violence.

(c) Any person who maintains or assists the principal or an accessory before the fact, or gives the offender any other aid, knowing that the offender had committed a crime and such crime was a capital, life, first degree, or second degree felony, or had been an accessory thereto before the fact, with the intent that the offender avoids or escapes detection, arrest, trial, or punishment, is an accessory after the fact.

(2)(a) If the felony offense committed is a capital felony, the offense of accessory after the fact is a felony of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

(b) If the felony offense committed is a life felony or a felony of the first degree, the offense of accessory after the fact is a felony of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

(c) If the felony offense committed is a felony of the second degree or a felony of the third degree ranked in level 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10 under s. 921.0022 or s. 921.0023, the offense of accessory after the fact is a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

(d) If the felony offense committed is a felony of the third degree ranked in level 1 or level 2 under s. 921.0022 or s. 921.0023, the offense of accessory after the fact is a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

(3) Except as otherwise provided in s. 921.0022, for purposes of sentencing under chapter 921 and determining incentive gain-time eligibility under chapter 944, the offense of accessory after the fact is ranked two levels below the ranking under s. 921.0022 or s. 921.0023 of the felony offense committed.

History.—s. 6, sub-ch. 11, ch. 1637, 1868; RS 2356; GS 3180; RGS 5010; CGL 7112; s. 700, ch. 71-136; s. 65, ch. 74-383; s. 13, ch. 95-184; s. 16, ch. 97-194; s. 15, ch. 99-168; s. 2, ch. 2006-237.

Note.—Former s. 776.03.

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Amendments to 777.03

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 777.03

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

S777.03 - PUBLIC ORDER CRIMES - RENUMBERED. SEE REC # 8405 - F: F

S777.03 - PUBLIC ORDER CRIMES - RENUMBERED. SEE REC # 8406 - F: S

S777.03 - PUBLIC ORDER CRIMES - RENUMBERED. SEE REC # 8407 - F: S

S777.03 - PUBLIC ORDER CRIMES - RENUMBERED. SEE REC # 8408 - F: T

S777.03 - PUBLIC ORDER CRIMES - RENUMBERED. SEE REC # 8409 - F: T

S777.03 - PUBLIC ORDER CRIMES - RENUMBERED. SEE REC # 8410 - M: F

S777.03 - PUBLIC ORDER CRIMES - RENUMBERED. SEE REC # 8577 - F: F

S777.03 - PUBLIC ORDER CRIMES - RENUMBERED. SEE REC # 8578 - F: S

S777.03 - PUBLIC ORDER CRIMES - RENUMBERED. SEE REC # 8579 - F: S

S777.03 - PUBLIC ORDER CRIMES - RENUMBERED. SEE REC # 8580 - F: T

S777.03 - PUBLIC ORDER CRIMES - RENUMBERED. SEE REC # 8581 - F: T

S777.03 - PUBLIC ORDER CRIMES - RENUMBERED. SEE REC # 8582 - M: F

S777.03 1a - PUBLIC ORDER CRIMES - ACCESSORY AFTER THE FACT 3RD DEG FEL RANK 1-2 - M: S

S777.03 1a - PUBLIC ORDER CRIMES - ACCESSORY AFTER THE FACT 3RD DEG FEL RANK 3-10 - F: T

S777.03 1b - PUBLIC ORDER CRIMES - ACCESS AFT FACT 3DEG FEL RNK 1-2 INVOLVE CHILD - M: S

S777.03 1b - PUBLIC ORDER CRIMES - ACCESS AFT FACT 3DEG FEL RNK 3-10 INVOLV CHILD - F: T

S777.03 1b - PUBLIC ORDER CRIMES - ACCESSORY AFTER FACT 2ND DEG FEL INVOLVE CHILD - F: T

S777.03 1b - PUBLIC ORDER CRIMES - ACCESSORY AFTER FACT 1ST DEG FEL INVOLVE CHILD - F: S

S777.03 1b - PUBLIC ORDER CRIMES - ACCESSORY AFTER FACT LIFE FELONY INVOLVE CHILD - F: S

S777.03 1b - PUBLIC ORDER CRIMES - ACCESSORY AFTER FACT CAPITAL FEL INVOLVE CHILD - F: F

S777.03 1c - PUBLIC ORDER CRIMES - ACCESSORY AFTER THE FACT SECOND DEGREE FELONY - F: T

S777.03 1c - PUBLIC ORDER CRIMES - ACCESSORY AFTER THE FACT FIRST DEGREE FELONY - F: S

S777.03 1c - PUBLIC ORDER CRIMES - ACCESSORY AFTER THE FACT LIFE FELONY - F: S

S777.03 1c - PUBLIC ORDER CRIMES - ACCESSORY AFTER THE FACT CAPITAL FELONY - F: F

S777.03 2a - PUBLIC ORDER CRIMES - RENUMBERED. SEE REC # 9342 - F: F

S777.03 2b - PUBLIC ORDER CRIMES - RENUMBERED. SEE REC # 9344 - F: S

S777.03 2b - PUBLIC ORDER CRIMES - RENUMBERED. SEE REC # 9343 - F: S

S777.03 2c - PUBLIC ORDER CRIMES - RENUMBERED. SEE REC # 9334 - F: T

S777.03 2c - PUBLIC ORDER CRIMES - RENUMBERED. SEE REC # 9345 - F: T

S777.03 2d - PUBLIC ORDER CRIMES - RENUMBERED. SEE REC # 9335 - M: F

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 777.03

Total Results: 20

STATE OF FLORIDA v. LYONS

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2024-08-09T00:00:00-07:00

Snippet: 2023 version of section 921.141. 372 So. 3d at 777.3 Having concluded that the jurisdictional prongs

EXZAVIER ROBINSON v. THE STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2023-10-18T00:00:00-07:00

Snippet: underlying his felony murder conviction. See § 777.03, Fla. Stat. (2017). Robinson raised this claim

JOSHUA NATHANIEL PEART v. STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2023-03-15T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: which is different from principal liability. See § 777.03(1)(c), Fla. Stat. (2019) (“Any person who maintains

In Re: Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases-Report 2018-02.

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2018-10-25T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 256 So. 3d 1316

Snippet: Additionally, an italicized note referencing section 777.03(1)(b), Florida Statutes (2018), is relocated to…21.18 ACCESSORY AFTER THE FACT § 777.03(1) Fla. Stat. To prove the crime of Accessory…defendant was a victim of domestic violence. See § 777.03(1)(b), Fla. Stat. It is not necessary…victim of domestic violence. See § 777.03(1)(b), Fla. Stat. If a court determines that the

Connolly, Jr. v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2015-07-29T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 172 So. 3d 893, 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 11352

Snippet: accessory after the fact, which still exists, see § 777.03, Fla. Stat. (1981); Staten v. State, 519 So.2d

State v. Edwards

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2014-08-27T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 146 So. 3d 87, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 13288, 2014 WL 4230032

Snippet: an accessory after the fact, pursuant to section 777.03(c), Florida Statutes (2012), as the getaway driver

Jones v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2013-08-21T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 120 So. 3d 135, 2013 WL 4436557, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 13045

Snippet: by Corey Graham, Jr.” (emphasis supplied). See § 777.03, Fla. Stat. (2011) (setting forth the accessory

Enoch v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2012-07-27T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 95 So. 3d 344, 2012 WL 3047313, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 12275

Snippet: to prosecution as accessories after the fact. § 777.03(1). The references to the use of “electronic communication

Branton v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2012-04-20T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 86 So. 3d 560, 2012 WL 1368155, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 6174

Snippet: accessory after the fact. Id. at 625 (citing § 777.03, Fla. Stat. (1985)). The court reasoned that “a

MP v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2011-08-03T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 66 So. 3d 1055

Snippet: motorcycle, a first-degree misdemeanor. See §§ 777.03, 812.014, Fla. Stat. (2009). Mr. Holland, an acquaintance

M.P. v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2011-08-03T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 66 So. 3d 1055, 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 12144

Snippet: motorcycle, a first-degree misdemeanor. See §§ 777.03, 812.014, Fla. Stat. (2009). Mr. Holland, an acquaintance

Baker v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2009-03-10T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 4 So. 3d 758, 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 2133, 2009 WL 593196

Snippet: murder with a firearm, in violation of section 777.03(l)(c), Florida Statutes (2005). He contends that…language that essentially tracks that found in section 777.03(1), Florida Statutes (2005), the information charged…sister, to the offender in violation of Section 777.03, Florida Statutes. At no time, either before or…although the information essentially tracked section 777.03(1), it was fundamentally flawed because it failed…offense, essentially tracking the language of section 777.03(1). Rather, appellant’s argument is that the information

Cannon v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2009-01-12T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 18 So. 3d 562, 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 140, 2009 WL 56030

Snippet: .2d 622, 626 (Fla.1988) (footnote omitted). See § 777.03, Fla. Stat. (2003); Donaldson v. State, 722 So.2d

In re Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases—Report No. 2007-08

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2008-10-30T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 995 So. 2d 489, 33 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 860, 2008 Fla. LEXIS 2048, 2008 WL 4736374

Snippet: amended in 2008. 3.5(c) ACCESSORY AFTER THE FACT § 777.03(1)(a), Fla. Stat. To prove the crime of being an…defendant was a victim of domestic violence. See § 777.03(1)(b), Fla. Stat. It is not necessary for the

C.W. v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2003-12-12T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 861 So. 2d 1243, 2003 Fla. App. LEXIS 18806

Snippet: escapes detection, arrest, trial[,] or punishment.” § 777.03, Fla. Stat. (2002). The petition for delinquency

CW v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2003-12-11T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 861 So. 2d 1243

Snippet: detection, arrest, trial[,] or punishment." § 777.03, Fla. Stat. (2002). The petition for delinquency

Bowen v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2003-09-10T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 868 So. 2d 541, 2003 Fla. App. LEXIS 13586, 2003 WL 22080808

Snippet: accessory after the fact is defined by section 777.03(1), Florida Statutes (1997), as: Any person not

Wilson v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2002-08-28T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 824 So. 2d 335, 2002 Fla. App. LEXIS 12392

Snippet: robbery could be inferred from the facts.Section 777.03(l)(a), Florida Statutes (1999), provides: Any person… before there can be a conviction under Section 777.03.” Helms v. State, 349 So.2d 726, 727 (Fla. 4th

JW v. Leitner

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2001-12-13T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 801 So. 2d 295

Snippet: snatching. While this remains a felony, see §§ 777.03(2)(c), 921.0022, Fla. Stat. (2001), we question

Bowen v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2001-06-08T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 791 So. 2d 44

Snippet: State proved its case against Ms. Bowen. Section 777.03(1), Florida Statutes (1997), defines the crime … one degree below the principal's crime. § 777.03(2), Fla. Stat. (1997). This crime has five basic…knew she was wanted by police). Because section 777.03(2) links the degree of Ms. Bowen's crime to…regardless of the severity of the underlying crime. § 777.03, Fla. Stat. (1993); Staten, 519 So.2d at 626. Similarly…accessory after the fact to escape based upon sections 777.03 and 944.40, Florida Statutes (1997), not based