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The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XLVII
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND CORRECTIONS
Chapter 918
CONDUCT OF TRIAL
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F.S. 918.0157
918.0157 Right to trial by jury.—In each prosecution for a violation of a state law or a municipal or county ordinance punishable by imprisonment, the defendant shall have, upon demand, the right to a trial by an impartial jury in the county where the offense was committed, except as to any such prosecution for a violation punishable for a term of imprisonment of 6 months or less, if at the time the case is set for trial the court announces that in the event of conviction of the crime as charged or of any lesser included offense a sentence of imprisonment will not be imposed and the defendant will not be adjudicated guilty, unless a right to trial by jury for such offense is guaranteed under the State or Federal Constitution.
History.—s. 1, ch. 86-115.

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Cases Citing Statute 918.0157

Total Results: 3

Harris v. State

773 So. 2d 627, 2000 WL 1816711

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 13, 2000 | Docket: 1687703

Cited 4 times | Published

that any statement was filed. In addition, section 918.0157 provides that a defendant is entitled to a

Weber v. City of Fort Lauderdale

675 So. 2d 696, 1996 Fla. App. LEXIS 6689, 1996 WL 346096

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 26, 1996 | Docket: 1322869

Cited 1 times | Published

adjudication was a concept "alien to common law," section 918.0157, Florida Statutes (1993), which sets forth

Blankenbaker v. State

744 So. 2d 573, 1999 Fla. App. LEXIS 15040, 1999 WL 1024028

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 12, 1999 | Docket: 64792094

Published

Based on that order, and in accordance with section 918.0157, Florida Statutes (1997), the county court