Florida Statute 837.07 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 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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Standard Jury Instructions-Criminal Cases

603 So. 2d 1175, 17 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 400, 1992 Fla. LEXIS 1220, 1992 WL 148230

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jul 2, 1992 | Docket: 1475854

Cited 75 times | Published

when Judge raised as a defense. See F.S. 837.07; Carter v. State, 384 So.2d 1255

Adams v. State

727 So. 2d 983, 1999 WL 22281

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 22, 1999 | Docket: 1438946

Cited 2 times | Published

the Carter decision, the Legislature enacted section 837.07, which provides: 837.07. Recantation as a defense

State v. Mark Marks, P.A.

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

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 26, 2002 | Docket: 64819600

Cited 1 times | Published

to the benefits of the defense contained at section 837.07, Florida Statutes (Supp.1990), when the actual