Florida Statute 837.07 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XLVI
CRIMES

Chapter 837
PERJURY

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F.S. 837.07

837.07 Recantation as a defense.—Recantation shall be a defense to any prosecution for perjury or false statement only if the person making the false statement admits such statement to be false in the same continuous proceeding or matter, and:

(1) The false statement has not substantially affected the proceeding; or

(2) Such admission is made before it has become manifest that such false statement has been or will be exposed.

History.—s. 1, ch. 90-126.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 837.07

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

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 837.07.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 837.07

Total Results: 4

Kenneth J. Detzner, etc. v. Harry Lee Anstead

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2018-10-17T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 256 So. 3d 820

Snippet: Scott , 647 So.2d at 837 ). 7 *826 However, as CRC Commissioner

State v. Mark Marks, P.A.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2002-12-26T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 833 So. 2d 249, 2002 Fla. App. LEXIS 19137

Snippet: the benefits of the defense contained at section 837.07, Florida Statutes (Supp.1990), when the actual ….1982). In 1990, the legislature passed section 837.07, which provided for recantation as a defense to…been or will be exposed. (Emphasis added). Section 837.07 makes the defense applicable to “any” prosecution…charges in this case. This interpretation of section 837.07 is consistent with the application of the defense…1257-58 (footnote omitted). If anything, section 837.07 is an expansion of the common law defense. The

Adams v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1999-01-21T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 727 So. 2d 983

Snippet: decision, the Legislature enacted section 837.07, which provides: 837.07. Recantation as a defense.- Recantation… false statement has been or will be exposed. § 837.07, Fla. Stat. (1997); Ch. 90-126, § 1, Laws of Fla

Standard Jury Instructions-Criminal Cases

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1992-07-02T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 603 So. 2d 1175

Snippet: when Judge raised as a defense. See F.S. 837.07; Carter v. State, 384 So.2d 1255 …instruction begins on page 175 of the manual. "F.S. 837.07" is added to the note. [Page A-65] *1243