Florida Statute 913.03 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XLVII
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND CORRECTIONS

Chapter 913
TRIAL JURY

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F.S. 913.03

913.03 Grounds for challenge to individual jurors for cause.—A challenge for cause to an individual juror may be made only on the following grounds:

(1) The juror does not have the qualifications required by law;

(2) The juror is of unsound mind or has a bodily defect that renders him or her incapable of performing the duties of a juror, except that, in a civil action, deafness or hearing impairment shall not be the sole basis of a challenge for cause of an individual juror;

(3) The juror has conscientious beliefs that would preclude him or her from finding the defendant guilty;

(4) The juror served on the grand jury that found the indictment or on a coroner’s jury that inquired into the death of a person whose death is the subject of the indictment or information;

(5) The juror served on a jury formerly sworn to try the defendant for the same offense;

(6) The juror served on a jury that tried another person for the offense charged in the indictment, information, or affidavit;

(7) The juror served as a juror in a civil action brought against the defendant for the act charged as an offense;

(8) The juror is an adverse party to the defendant in a civil action, or has complained against or been accused by the defendant in a criminal prosecution;

(9) The juror is related by blood or marriage within the third degree to the defendant, the attorneys of either party, the person alleged to be injured by the offense charged, or the person on whose complaint the prosecution was instituted;

(10) The juror has a state of mind regarding the defendant, the case, the person alleged to have been injured by the offense charged, or the person on whose complaint the prosecution was instituted that will prevent the juror from acting with impartiality, but the formation of an opinion or impression regarding the guilt or innocence of the defendant shall not be a sufficient ground for challenge to a juror if he or she declares and the court determines that he or she can render an impartial verdict according to the evidence;

(11) The juror was a witness for the state or the defendant at the preliminary hearing or before the grand jury or is to be a witness for either party at the trial;

(12) The juror is a surety on defendant’s bail bond in the case.

History.—s. 184, ch. 19554, 1939; CGL 1940 Supp. 8663(191); s. 85, ch. 70-339; s. 5, ch. 93-125; s. 1520, ch. 97-102.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 913.03

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

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 913.03.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 913.03

Total Results: 20

Peter Sciallo v. the State of Florida

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-09-18

Snippet: appellate courts found reversible error. 1 Section 913.03(10), Florida Statutes (2023), “provides that a

Randall T. Deviney v. State of Florida

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2021-05-06

Snippet: impartiality.’ ” Johnson, 969 So. 2d at 946 (quoting § 913.03(10), Fla. Stat. (2006)); accord Ault, 866 So. 2d

Pearson v. Philip Morris USA Inc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2019-03-01

Citation: 270 So. 3d 441

Snippet: impartial verdict according to the evidence." Cf. § 913.03(10), Fla. Stat. (2017) ("[T]he formation of an

Pearson v. Philip Morris USA Inc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2019-03-01

Citation: 270 So. 3d 441

Snippet: impartial verdict according to the evidence." Cf. § 913.03(10), Fla. Stat. (2017) ("[T]he formation of an

JUDITH PEARSON, AS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE v. IN RE: ENGLE PROGENY CASES TOBACCO LITIGATION

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2019-03-01

Snippet: verdict according to the evidence." Cf. § 913.03(10), Fla. Stat. (2017) ("[T]he formation of

Bentley v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2017-12-13

Snippet: for cause. See Fla. R. Crim. P. 3.300(c) and § 913.03, Fla. Stat. (2015) (addressing challenges of prospective

Moses McCray v. State of Florida

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2017-05-25

Citation: 220 So. 3d 1119, 42 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 618, 2017 WL 2291272, 2017 Fla. LEXIS 1155

Snippet: 98 (Fla. 2004) (citing §§ 913.03, 913.08, Fla. Stat. (2003)). “Section 913.03 of the Florida Statutes outlines

Welch v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2016-04-13

Citation: 189 So. 3d 296, 2016 WL 1446089, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 5549

Snippet: Singer, 109 So.2d at 23); see also § 913.03(10), Fla. Stat. (2014) (specifying ground for striking

Terrel McClam v. State of Florida

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2016-01-27

Citation: 185 So. 3d 571, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 1052

Snippet: sexually violent predators. See §§ 394.913(3), 394.917(2), Fla. Stat. (2014). The DCF report

Jackson v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2015-06-17

Citation: 166 So. 3d 906, 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 9208, 2015 WL 3757071

Snippet: or psychologists and a personal interview, § 394.913(3)(b), (c), the psychologist who signed this report

Gonzalez v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2014-08-13

Citation: 143 So. 3d 1171, 2014 WL 3930137, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 12444

Snippet: overrule years of decisional or statutory law. Section 913.03 of the Florida Statutes, which specifies the grounds

Matarranz v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2013-09-26

Citation: 133 So. 3d 473, 38 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 687, 2013 WL 5355117, 2013 Fla. LEXIS 2074

Snippet: the statutory framework established in section 913.03(10), Florida Statutes (2009), which requires the

Davidson v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2013-02-05

Citation: 105 So. 3d 672, 2013 WL 439773

Snippet: to the present proceedings is not a section 394.913(3)(c) “personal interview” or part of the multidisciplinary

Boatman v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2011-12-15

Citation: 77 So. 3d 1242, 36 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 728, 2011 Fla. LEXIS 2877, 2011 WL 6220660

Snippet: and DCF. § 394.913(l)(a)-(c), Fla. Stat.; § 394.913(3)(e), Fla. Stat. Following receipt of the written

Matarranz v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2011-08-03

Citation: 99 So. 3d 534, 2011 WL 3300367, 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 12138

Snippet: considered equivocal. Guzman, 934 So.2d at 15 (quoting § 913.03(10), Fla. Stat. (2011)). Importantly, “[a]s long

D.M.M. v. J.M.M.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2011-06-22

Citation: 63 So. 3d 910, 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 9598

Snippet: is in the best interest of the child to do so. *913(3) If one of the minor child’s parents objects to

In Re Amm

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2011-06-22

Citation: 63 So. 3d 910, 2011 WL 2462959

Snippet: is in the best interest of the child to do so. *913 (3) If one of the minor child's parents objects to

Bolling v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2011-04-14

Citation: 61 So. 3d 419, 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 5345, 2011 WL 1414715

Snippet: a juror who failed to make disclosure. Section 913.03 provides the grounds for a challenge for cause

Banks v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2010-06-03

Citation: 46 So. 3d 989, 35 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 313, 2010 Fla. LEXIS 855, 2010 WL 2195718

Snippet: of mind." Kopsho, 959 So.2d at 170; see also § 913.03(10), Fla. Stat. (2005) (explaining that one can

Miller v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2010-06-03

Citation: 42 So. 3d 204, 35 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 323, 2010 Fla. LEXIS 854, 2010 WL 2195709

Snippet: prevent the juror from acting with impartiality.” § 913.03(10), Fla. Stat. (2006). The United States Supreme