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Florida Statute 905.10 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 905.10 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
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905.10 Oath of grand jurors.The clerk shall prepare a list of the names of the grand jurors. After the jury is impaneled, the following oath shall be administered to the jurors:

“You, as grand jurors for   County do solemnly swear (or affirm) that you will diligently inquire into all matters put in your charge and you will make true presentments of your findings; unless ordered by a court, you will not disclose the nature or substance of the deliberations of the grand jury, the nature or substance of any testimony or other evidence, the vote of the grand jury, or the statements of the state attorney; you shall not make a presentment against a person because of envy, hatred, or malice, and you shall not fail to make a presentment against a person because of love, fear, or reward. So help you God.”

History.s. 89, ch. 19554, 1939; CGL 1940 Supp. 8663(89); s. 49, ch. 70-339.

Cases Citing F.S. 905.10

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·Clein v. State, 52 So. 2d 117 (Fla. 1950).

Cited 27 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 1950 Fla. LEXIS 1232

...291, 199 N.E. 415, and 102 A.L.R. 769; also the other cases cited in the annotation in 102 A.L.R. at page 771. It is the policy of the law to shield the proceedings of grand juries from public scrutiny. The oath of a grand juror binds him to secrecy. Section 905.10, F.S.A....
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Receded fromMorejon (1988)
phrase: "receding from"
DistinguishedMartin (1967)
phrase: "distinguishing"
Cited as authority(citing case) (1996)
phrase: "rule_authority"

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