Florida Statutes
Fla. Stat. § 941.20 (2025)
Guilt or innocence of accused, when inquired into.
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941.20 Guilt or innocence of accused, when inquired into.—The guilt or innocence of the accused as to the crime of which he or she is charged may not be inquired into by the Governor or in any proceeding after the demand for extradition accompanied by a charge of crime in legal form as above provided shall have been presented to the Governor, except as it may be involved in identifying the person held as the person charged with the crime.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases, 1968–1985 · leading case: Bonazzo v. Michell, 221 So. 2d 186 (Fla. 4th DCA 1969).
Bonazzo v. Michell, 221 So. 2d 186 (Fla. 4th DCA 1969). “Nevertheless, our review of the documents including the affidavit, warrant and indictment shows them to be sufficient.”
State v. Davila, 481 So. 2d 486 (Fla. 3d DCA 1985). “1 § 941.20, Fla. Stat. (1983). The sole issue on this appeal, and which was before the trial court, is whether the petitioner is the same man charged with the offense in the New York indictment and sought by the New York authorities.”
Rion v. Purdy, 212 So. 2d 304 (Fla. 3d DCA 1968). “Fla.Stat. § 941.20, F.S.A., in the chapter which provides for uniform interstate extradition states: “The guilt or innocence of the accused as to the crime of which he is charged may not be inquired into by the governor or in any proceeding after the demand for extradition…”
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