Florida Statute 905.24 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XLVII
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND CORRECTIONS

Chapter 905
GRAND JURY

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F.S. 905.24

905.24 Proceedings of grand jury to be kept secret.—Grand jury proceedings are secret, and a grand juror or an interpreter appointed pursuant to s. 90.6063(2) shall not disclose the nature or substance of the deliberations or vote of the grand jury.

History.—s. 103, ch. 19554, 1939; CGL 1940 Supp. 8663(103); s. 63, ch. 70-339; s. 4, ch. 93-125.

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Total Results: 22

McNamara v. State

357 So. 2d 410

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Mar 31, 1978 | Docket: 1511291

Cited 107 times | Published

confidentiality which surrounds a grand jury proceeding (Section 905.24, Florida Statutes [1975]) in order for a proper

McNamara v. State

357 So. 2d 410

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Mar 31, 1978 | Docket: 1511291

Cited 107 times | Published

confidentiality which surrounds a grand jury proceeding (Section 905.24, Florida Statutes [1975]) in order for a proper

State v. Gillespie

227 So. 2d 550

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 31, 1969 | Docket: 1390525

Cited 44 times | Published

bands of secrecy contemplated by the provisions of § 905.24 et seq., F.S.A. But this doesn't mean to say that

Morgan v. State

337 So. 2d 951, 1 Media L. Rep. (BNA) 2589

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jul 30, 1976 | Docket: 1735024

Cited 30 times | Published

course of an investigation of a violation of Section 905.24, Florida Statutes (1975).[8] In keeping with

Clein v. State

52 So. 2d 117, 1950 Fla. LEXIS 1232

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Dec 8, 1950 | Docket: 2521238

Cited 27 times | Published

proceedings of a grand jury are to be kept secret. Section 905.24, F.S.A. Section 905.16, F.S.A., provides that

Palm Beach Newspapers v. Burk

471 So. 2d 571, 10 Fla. L. Weekly 1435

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 11, 1985 | Docket: 1397615

Cited 10 times | Published

statute. For example see Florida Statutes, Section 905.24 (grand jury proceedings); Section 934.08 (information

State v. Ostergard

343 So. 2d 874

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 8, 1977 | Docket: 1710562

Cited 6 times | Published

confidentiality which surrounds a grand jury proceeding [Section 905.24, Florida Statutes (1975)] in order for a proper

Morgan v. State

325 So. 2d 40

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 3, 1975 | Docket: 1670708

Cited 5 times | Published

specifically he was looking into a violation of § 905.24, F.S. 1973, which concerns itself with grand jury

State v. McArthur

296 So. 2d 97

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 14, 1974 | Docket: 1754616

Cited 5 times | Published

only provides exceptions to the secrecy rule of F.S. 905.24 (1971), F.S.A., and in so doing reiterates the

Justice Coalition v. FIRST DCA JNC

823 So. 2d 185, 2002 WL 1562223

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 16, 2002 | Docket: 287322

Cited 4 times | Published

deliberations during disciplinary proceedings); § 905.24, Fla. Stat. ("Grand jury proceedings are secret

Barber v. INTERIM REPORT OF GRAND JURY

689 So. 2d 1182, 1997 Fla. App. LEXIS 2129, 1997 WL 106448

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 12, 1997 | Docket: 1739353

Cited 4 times | Published

section 905.27, Florida Statutes (1995).[3] Section 905.24, Florida Statutes (1995), mandates the secrecy

Linowitz v. State

498 So. 2d 1315, 11 Fla. L. Weekly 2464

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 25, 1986 | Docket: 1335252

Cited 3 times | Published

which denied him access to the files, and by section 905.24, which made the transcripts secret absent a

Palm Beach Newspapers, Inc. v. Doe

460 So. 2d 406

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 14, 1984 | Docket: 1766617

Cited 2 times | Published

petitioner's motion to release the transcript. Section 905.24, Florida Statutes (1983), provides "Grand Jury

In Re Getty

427 So. 2d 380

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 9, 1983 | Docket: 1739663

Cited 2 times | Published

proceedings and to shield them from public scrutiny. See § 905.24, Fla. Stat. (1979), and Clein v. State, 52 So

State Ex Rel. Christian v. Rudd

302 So. 2d 821

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 5, 1974 | Docket: 1758543

Cited 2 times | Published

secrecy requirement on Grand Jury proceedings. (F.S. 905.24-905.27) Only three exceptions to this requirement

State of Florida v. Kevin Pratt

169 So. 3d 252, 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 9975, 2015 WL 4002330

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 1, 2015 | Docket: 2679210

Cited 1 times | Published

Grand jury testimony ordinarily is kept secret, § 905.24, Fla. Stat. (2014), but exceptions apply.

State v. Pleas

659 So. 2d 700, 1995 WL 478345

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 15, 1995 | Docket: 2556863

Cited 1 times | Published

indicted him. Grand jury proceedings are secret. § 905.24, Fla. Stat. (1993). Although respondent claims

Morgan v. State

309 So. 2d 552

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 21, 1975 | Docket: 1770717

Cited 1 times | Published

investigation of a possible violation of Fla. Stat. 905.24 (1973). Appellant's motion to quash the subpoena

CA FLORIDA HOLDINGS, LLC, Publisher of THE PALM BEACH POST v. DAVE ARONBERG, as State Attorney of Palm Beach County, Florida

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 10, 2023 | Docket: 66970025

Published

confidentiality of grand jury proceedings on that date. § 905.24, Fla. Stat. The statute makes grand jury proceedings

IN RE: FINAL REPORT OF THE 20TH STATEWIDE GRAND JURY CASE 8 vs

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 15, 2022 | Docket: 63385774

Published

fine not exceeding $5,000, or both. See also § 905.24, Fla. Stat. (2018) (“Grand jury proceedings are

Ago

Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Feb 25, 1999 | Docket: 3257911

Published

is filed by the state attorney.3 Pursuant to section 905.24, Florida Statutes: "Grand jury proceedings

Stone v. State

685 So. 2d 998, 1997 Fla. App. LEXIS 31, 1997 WL 1831

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 3, 1997 | Docket: 64770196

Published

to the request for grand jury minutes, see section 905.24, Florida Statutes (1995); State v. Reese, 670