Florida Statute 924.31 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XLVII
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND CORRECTIONS

Chapter 924
CRIMINAL APPEALS AND COLLATERAL REVIEW

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F.S. 924.31

924.31 When argument necessary.—A judgment may be affirmed if the appellant fails to argue, but it shall not be reversed unless the appellant submits a written brief or makes oral argument.

History.—s. 307, ch. 19554, 1939; CGL 1940 Supp. 8663(320); s. 159, ch. 70-339.

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Amendments to 924.31

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 924.31

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

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 924.31.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 924.31

Total Results: 3

Walton v. State

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2011-12-01T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 77 So. 3d 639, 36 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 702, 2011 Fla. LEXIS 2797, 2011 WL 5984284

Snippet: requirements of Witt. See generally Witt, 387 So.2d at 924-31. Further, in the proceedings below, collateral

Hamilton v. Hughes

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1999-08-06T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 737 So. 2d 1248

Snippet: proceeded. The property ultimately sold for $60,924.31. Immediately following the sale, Hughes and the

Lyden v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1973-08-24T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 281 So. 2d 591, 1973 Fla. App. LEXIS 7744

Snippet: to argue orally his appeal violates Fla.Stat. § 924.31, F.S.A., which reads: “A judgment may be affirmed…frivolous. As to precedence between Fla.Stat. § 924.31 and Rule 3.10(e), we need say only that the statute