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Fla. Stat. § 916.14 (2025)
Statute of limitations; former jeopardy.
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916.14 Statute of limitations; former jeopardy.—The statute of limitations shall not be applicable to criminal charges dismissed because of the incompetency of the defendant to proceed. If a defendant is declared incompetent to proceed during trial and afterwards is declared competent to proceed, the defendant’s other, uncompleted trial shall not constitute former jeopardy.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4
cases, 1992–2012 · leading case: Hines v. State, 931 So. 2d 148 (Fla. 1st DCA 2006).
Hines v. State, 931 So. 2d 148 (Fla. 1st DCA 2006). “In addition, section 916.14, Florida Statutes (2002), provides that "[t]he statute of limitations shall not be applicable to criminal charges dismissed because of the incompetency of the defendant to proceed.”
Amendments to the Florida Rules of Crim. Procedure, 794 So. 2d 457 (Fla. 2000). “Section 916.14, Florida Statutes, makes the statute of limitations and defense of former jeopardy inapplicable to criminal charges dismissed because of incompetence of defendant to stand trial.”
In Re Amend. to Fla. Rules of Cr. Proc., 606 So. 2d 227 (Fla. 1992). “§ 916.14], makes the statute of limitations and defense of former jeopardy inapplicable to criminal charges dismissed because of incompetence of defendant to stand trial.”
Perkins v. State, 84 So. 3d 336 (Fla. 2d DCA 2012). “In addition, section 916.14, Florida Statutes (2003), provides that "[t]he statute of limitations shall not be applicable to criminal charges dismissed because of the incompetency of the defendant to proceed.”
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