Florida Statute 905.36 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XLVII
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND CORRECTIONS

Chapter 905
GRAND JURY

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F.S. 905.36

905.36 Duty of state attorney or other legal adviser; presentation of evidence.—The statewide prosecutor in charge of the Office of Statewide Prosecution shall attend sessions of the statewide grand jury and serve as its legal adviser. The legal adviser shall examine witnesses; present evidence; and draft indictments, presentments, and reports upon the direction of the statewide grand jury. The legal adviser may designate one or more of her or his assistants, any state attorney, or one or more assistant state attorneys to attend sessions of the statewide grand jury and perform the legal adviser’s duties. The legal adviser and her or his assistants or a state attorney or assistant state attorney designated by the legal adviser to advise the statewide grand jury shall be empowered to prosecute an indictment returned by the statewide grand jury in the judicial circuit where the proper venue lies.

History.—s. 1, ch. 73-132; s. 4, ch. 74-627; s. 4, ch. 77-403; s. 7, ch. 85-179; s. 1506, ch. 97-102.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 905.36

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

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 905.36.

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Cases Citing Statute 905.36

Total Results: 1

Cline v. Powell

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1939-12-19

Citation: 192 So. 628, 141 Fla. 119, 1939 Fla. LEXIS 1327

Snippet: Pacific Ry Co. v. Cox, 45 U.S. 593,12 Sup. Ct. 905, 36 L.Ed. 829. Thus the defendants in error were at