Florida Statute 843.11 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

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Title XLVI
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Chapter 843
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F.S. 843.11

843.11 Conveying tools into jail to aid escape; forcible rescue.—Whoever conveys into a jail or other like place of confinement, any disguise, instrument, tool, weapon, or other thing adapted or useful to aid a prisoner in making his or her escape, with intent to facilitate the escape of any prisoner there lawfully committed or detained, or, by any means whatever, aids or assists such prisoner in his or her endeavors to escape therefrom, whether such escape is effected or attempted or not; and whoever forcibly rescues any prisoner held in custody upon any conviction or charge of an offense, shall be guilty of a felony of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084; or if the person whose escape or rescue was effected or intended, was charged with an offense not capital nor punishable by imprisonment in the state prison, then a person who assists a prisoner as described in this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083; or if the prisoner while his or her escape or rescue is being effected or attempted commits any crime with the weapon, tool, or instrument conveyed to him or her, the person conveying the weapon, tool, or instrument to the prisoner shall be subject to whatever fine, imprisonment, or other punishment the law imposes for the crime committed, as an accessory before the fact.

History.—s. 11, ch. 1637, 1868; RS 2590; GS 3511; RGS 5397; CGL 7537; s. 1, ch. 29895, 1955; s. 1044, ch. 71-136; s. 1342, ch. 97-102.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 843.11

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

S843.11 - SMUGGLE CONTRABAND INTO PRISON - TOOL TO AID FELON - F: S

S843.11 - SMUGGLE CONTRABAND INTO PRISON - TOOL TO AID NON CAPITAL OFFENDER - M: F

Cases Citing Statute 843.11

Total Results: 7

Bailey v. Board of County Commissioners of Alachua County

956 F.2d 1112

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Mar 31, 1992 | Docket: 66270460

Cited 31 times | Published

report reflects a violation of Florida Statute § 843.11, conveying tools into jail to aid escape. Tileston’s

Long v. State

92 So. 2d 259

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jan 23, 1957 | Docket: 1723427

Cited 28 times | Published

information was drawn was the first part of Section 843.11, Florida Statutes Annotated, which reads as

State v. Darnell

335 So. 2d 638

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 23, 1976 | Docket: 1306227

Cited 7 times | Published

Conveying Tools Into Jail, a Violation of Florida Statute 843.11, and the offense of Contraband in County

Nicor International Corp. v. El Paso Corp.

318 F. Supp. 2d 1160, 2004 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 9674

District Court, S.D. Florida | Filed: May 25, 2004 | Docket: 2339650

Cited 4 times | Published

Stat. (escape through negligence of officer); § 843.11, Fla. Stat. (conveying tools into prison to aid

Hitson v. Mayo

99 So. 2d 297

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Dec 18, 1957 | Docket: 64489906

Published

collocating the second charge of the information with § 843.11, it is plain that each element of that crime was

Hitson v. Mayo

82 So. 2d 591

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Sep 28, 1955 | Docket: 64487272

Published

imposed upon him was void because imposed under Section 843.11, F.S.1951, F.S.A., whereas the information

Moat v. Mayo

82 So. 2d 591

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Sep 28, 1955 | Docket: 64487271

Published

imposed upon him was void because imposed under Section 843.11, F.S.1951, F.S.A., whereas the information