Florida Statute 914.14 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

914.14 Witnesses accepting bribes.—

(1) It is unlawful for any person who is a witness in a proceeding instituted by a duly constituted prosecuting authority of this state to solicit, request, accept, or agree to accept any money or anything of value as an inducement to:

(a) Testify or inform falsely; or

(b) Withhold any testimony, information, document, or thing.

(2) Any person violating any provision of this section shall be guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

History.—s. 4, ch. 72-315.

Arrestable Offenses under F.S. 914.14
M = misdemeanor · F = felony · degree: F=1st S=2nd T=3rd
§914.14BRIBERENUMBERED. SEE REC #8881F · 3rd
§914.14(1a)BRIBEACCEPT BRIBE TO TESTIFY OR INFORM FALSELYF · 3rd
§914.14(1b)BRIBEACCEPT BRIBE TO WITHHOLD TESTIMONY INFO DOCF · 3rd
Cases Citing F.S. 914.14

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·Gertman v. State, 223 So. 2d 798 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1969).
Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1969 Fla. App. LEXIS 5742
...unced he would not charge on larceny. But the court also held that under iji >{c ‡ "* * * § 918.10, the failure to give an instruction is of no avail on appeal unless it is requested and improperly refused at the trial level. The provisions of § 914.14 and § 919.16, to the effect that the trial judge ‘shall’ charge the jury, must be applied in the light of the requirements of § 918.10 as construed by this Court....
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Cert. deniedGertman (1969)
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Cases Citing F.S. 914.14

·Gertman v. State, 223 So. 2d 798 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1969).