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Fla. Stat. § 942.01 (2025)

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942.01 Definitions.—

(1) “Witness,” as used in this chapter, includes a person whose testimony is desired in any proceeding or investigation by a grand jury or in a criminal action, prosecution, or proceeding held by the prosecution or the defense.

(2) “State” includes any territory of the United States and District of Columbia.

(3) “Summons” includes a subpoena, order, or other notice requiring the appearance of a witness.

History.—s. 1, ch. 20458, 1941.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 11 cases, 1973–2013 · leading case: Harrell v. State, 709 So. 2d 1364 (Fla. 1998).

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Harrell v. State, 709 So. 2d 1364 (Fla. 1998). “, §§ 942.01-06, Fla. Stat. (1995); Ala.Code, §§ 12-21-280-285 (1995); Ga.”

Commonwealth v. Housen, 940 N.E.2d 437 (Mass. 2011). “233, § 13B; Fla. Stat. Ann. §§ 942.01-942.06 (West 2006).”

Delit v. State, 583 So. 2d 1083 (Fla. 4th DCA 1991). · cites it 2× “02, Florida Statutes, did not extend to a subpoena duces tecum. There are no reported Florida decisions on this question and there is no provision of the Act which specifically mentions the production of documentary evidence by a summoned witness.”

CMI, Inc. v. Ulloa, 73 So. 3d 787 (Fla. 5th DCA 2011). “See §§ 942.01-.06, Fla. Stat. (2010). The circuit court denied CMI’s petition for writ of certiorari as to Respondents, concluding that the Uniform Law did not apply because the subpoenas served on CMI by Respondents did not require witness testimony, only the production of…”

CMI, Inc. v. Landrum, 64 So. 3d 693 (Fla. 2d DCA 2010). “See §§ 942.01-.06; New York v. O’Neill, 359 U.”

Ulloa v. CMI, Inc., 133 So. 3d 914 (Fla. 2013). · cites it 2× “” § 942.01(3), Fla. Stat. (2010). As Black’s Law Dictionary makes clear, the ordinary meaning of the noun “subpoena” includes both a subpoena ad testificandum and a subpoena duces tecum and applies to any “writ or order commanding a person to appear before a court or other…”

Lima v. State, 732 So. 2d 1173 (Fla. 3d DCA 1999). “5; §§ 942.01-.06, Fla. Stat. (1997); see also Barber v.”

People v. St. Omer, 59 V.I. 89 (2012). “See generally Fla. Stat. Ann. §§ 942.01-942.06 (West 2011).”

Bryan v. State, 290 So. 2d 515 (Fla. 2d DCA 1974). · cites it 2× “; Fla.Stat. §§ 942.01-942.06 F.S.A.; Ky.Rev.”

Ernest Carl Walker v. Ira M. Coiner, Warden, West Virginia State Penitentiary, 474 F.2d 887 (4th Cir. 1973). “Fla. Stat.Ann. § 942.01; West Va.Code Ann.”

Bannister v. State, 358 So. 2d 1182 (Fla. 2d DCA 1978). “[3] An exception is the interstate extradition witness specifically provided for in §§ 942.01-.06, Fla. Stat.”

— 942.01(3) — 2 cases

Delit v. State, 583 So. 2d 1083 (Fla. 4th DCA 1991). “02, Florida Statutes, did not extend to a subpoena duces tecum. There are no reported Florida decisions on this question and there is no provision of the Act which specifically mentions the production of documentary evidence by a summoned witness.”

Ulloa v. CMI, Inc., 133 So. 3d 914 (Fla. 2013). “” § 942.01(3), Fla. Stat. (2010). As Black’s Law Dictionary makes clear, the ordinary meaning of the noun “subpoena” includes both a subpoena ad testificandum and a subpoena duces tecum and applies to any “writ or order commanding a person to appear before a court or other…”

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