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Fla. Stat. § 837.07 (2025)

Recantation as a defense.

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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.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1992–2002 · leading case: Stand. Jury Instructions-Crim. Cases, 603 So. 2d 1175 (Fla. 1992).
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Stand. Jury Instructions-Crim. Cases, 603 So. 2d 1175 (Fla. 1992). · cites it 2× “See F.S. 837.07; Carter v. State, 384 So.2d 1255 (Fla.”
State v. Mark Marks, P.A., 833 So. 2d 249 (Fla. 4th DCA 2002). · cites it 9× “The issue in this case is whether criminal defendants charged as principals in the perjury of another are entitled to the benefits of the defense contained at section 837.07, Florida Statutes (Supp.1990), when the actual perjurer recants his testimony.”
Adams v. State, 727 So. 2d 983 (Fla. 5th DCA 1999). · cites it 3× “§ 837.07, Fla. Stat. (1997); Ch. 90-126, § 1, Laws of Fla.”
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State v. Mark Marks, P.A., 833 So. 2d 249 (Fla. 4th DCA 2002). “The issue in this case is whether criminal defendants charged as principals in the perjury of another are entitled to the benefits of the defense contained at section 837.07, Florida Statutes (Supp.1990), when the actual perjurer recants his testimony.”
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