905.33
Petition to Supreme Court by Governor; order.
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905.33 Petition to Supreme Court by Governor; order.—
(1) Whenever the Governor, for good and sufficient reason, deems it to be in the public interest to impanel a statewide grand jury, she or he may petition in writing to the Supreme Court for an order impaneling a statewide grand jury. The petition shall state the general crimes or wrongs to be inquired into and shall state that said crimes or wrongs are of a multicircuit nature. The Supreme Court may order the impaneling of a statewide grand jury, in accordance with the petition, for a term of 12 calendar months. Upon petition by a majority of the statewide grand jury or by the legal adviser to the statewide grand jury, the Supreme Court, by order, may extend the term of the statewide grand jury for a period of up to 6 months.
(2) The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court shall designate a judge of a circuit court to preside over the statewide grand jury; such judge shall be referred to herein as the presiding judge.
History.—s. 1, ch. 73-132; s. 3, ch. 77-403; ss. 1, 4, ch. 80-619; s. 5, ch. 85-179; s. 1504, ch. 97-102.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1976–2022 · leading case: State v. Barnett
State v. Barnett (1976)
“" Section 905.33(1), Florida Statutes. The power of the jury to indict for individual offenses as a result of its investigation of multicounty criminal activity is not however restricted to crimes committed in more than one county.”
IN RE: FINAL REPORT OF THE 20TH STATEWIDE GRAND JURY CASE 8 vs (2022)
“” See generally § 905.33, Fla. Stat. (2018) (stating that a petition to impanel a statewide grand jury “shall state the general crimes or wrongs to be inquired into and shall state that said crimes or wrongs are of a multicircuit nature”).”
— 905.33(1) — 1 case
State v. Barnett (1976)
“" Section 905.33(1), Florida Statutes. The power of the jury to indict for individual offenses as a result of its investigation of multicounty criminal activity is not however restricted to crimes committed in more than one county.”
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