Florida Statute 794.02 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XLVI
CRIMES

Chapter 794
SEXUAL BATTERY

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F.S. 794.02

794.02 Common-law presumption relating to age abolished.—The common-law rule “that a boy under 14 years of age is conclusively presumed to be incapable of committing the crime of rape” shall not be in force in this state.

History.—s. 1, ch. 4964, 1901; GS 3222; RGS 5052; CGL 7154; s. 2, ch. 74-121.

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Amendments to 794.02

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 794.02

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

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 794.02.

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Cases Citing Statute 794.02

Total Results: 13

Garrett Statler v. State of Florida

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2022-10-13T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: Within two years, the Legislature amended chapter 794 in two ways. It amended subsection (5) to provide:

LUCIO APONTE v. MARIA H. WOOD

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2020-12-15T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: of which it should be aware.” Fox, 262 So. 3d at 794. 2 B. Equitable Distribution We review a

Smith v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2016-12-21T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 211 So. 3d 176, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 18676

Snippet: : 1. An offense of sexual battery under chapter 794. 2. A lewd or lascivious offense under s. 800.04 or

Kristy S. Holt v. Calchas, LLC

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2014-11-04T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: residential mortgages required by section 494.00794(2), Florida Statutes (2014), which states: …deposit in the United States mail. § 494.00794(2), Fla. Stat. (2014).

Williams v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2007-06-22T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 959 So. 2d 790

Snippet: there was no temporal break between Williams' *794 two acts of resistance. Once Williams fled from the

Spearing v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2007-01-30T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 947 So. 2d 1235, 2007 Fla. App. LEXIS 989, 2007 WL 216318

Snippet: capital sexual battery is a first-degree felony. § 794.02, Fla. Stat. (Supp.1992); § 777.04(4)(c), Fla. Stat

State v. Brake

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2001-09-20T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 796 So. 2d 522

Snippet: previously has been convicted of a violation of chapter 794,[2] section 800.04,[3] or a similar law in another

Fulkroad v. Florida Parole Commission

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1994-02-11T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 632 So. 2d 148, 1994 Fla. App. LEXIS 830, 1994 WL 37025

Snippet: of “sexual battery” found elsewhere in chapter 794.2 Thus, by performing the same sexual act, one may

State v. Burch

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1989-02-07T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 545 So. 2d 279

Snippet: the age of the victim is no excuse. See section 794.02, Florida Statutes (1987). Likewise, we are of the

Zorick v. Tynes

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1979-06-08T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 372 So. 2d 133

Snippet: Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title 29 U.S.C., Section 794.[2] Invoking both the Florida and federal laws, Zorick

New Amsterdam Cas. Co. v. Intercity Supply Corp.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1968-06-13T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 212 So. 2d 110

Snippet: v. Collura, Fla.App. 1964, 163 So.2d 784, 788, 794. [2] See F.S. 1965, Section 87.08, F.S.A. (now F.S

Turnipseed v. State

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1903-01-15T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 45 Fla. 110

Snippet: cited in note 3; 2 Russ. on crimes (9th. ed.) p. 794; 2 East. P. C. 985. It is next contended that the

Roan ex rel. Jernigan v. Holmes

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1893-06-14T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 32 Fla. 295

Snippet: amp; Johnson, 121; Francis vs. Garrard, 18 Ala., 794; 2 Scribner on Dower, p. 709 (sec. 20, Ch. 25). As