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Fla. Stat. § 905.23 (2025)

Number of grand jurors required to return indictment.

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905.23 Number of grand jurors required to return indictment.An indictment shall not be found without the concurrence of 12 grand jurors.
History.s. 102, ch. 19554, 1939; CGL 1940 Supp. 8663(102); s. 62, ch. 70-339.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1950–1992 · leading case: In Re Amend. to Fla. Rules of Cr. Proc., 606 So. 2d 227 (Fla. 1992).
In Re Amend. to Fla. Rules of Cr. Proc., 606 So. 2d 227 (Fla. 1992). · cites it 2× “The requirement that the indictment be endorsed "A true bill" and be signed by the foreman or acting foreman of the grand jury presently appears in section 905.23, Florida Statutes. There apparently is no valid reason for changing this requirement since it serves the useful…”
Sullivan v. Leatherman, 48 So. 2d 836 (Fla. 1950). · cites it 2× “Section 905.23, F.S.A., requires that indictments shall be found on concurrence of twelve members of the grand jury and shall be signed by the State Attorney or Acting State Attorney.”
State v. Morris, 223 So. 2d 743 (Fla. 4th DCA 1969). · cites it 2× “” Section 905.23, F.S.1967, F.S.A., provides in part: “An indictment shall not be found without the concurrence of twelve grand jurors.”
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