Florida Statute 944.40 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XLVII
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND CORRECTIONS

Chapter 944
STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM

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F.S. 944.40

944.40 Escapes; penalty.—Any prisoner confined in, or released on furlough from, any prison, jail, contractor-operated correctional facility, road camp, or other penal institution, whether operated by the state, a county, or a municipality, or operated under a contract with the state, a county, or a municipality, working upon the public roads, or being transported to or from a place of confinement who escapes or attempts to escape from such confinement commits a felony of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. The punishment of imprisonment imposed under this section shall run consecutive to any former sentence imposed upon any prisoner.

History.—s. 38, ch. 57-121; s. 1, ch. 65-224; s. 1, ch. 69-332; s. 1170, ch. 71-136; s. 5, ch. 99-271; s. 54, ch. 2019-167; s. 21, ch. 2024-84.

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Amendments to 944.40

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 944.40

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

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Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 944.40

Total Results: 20

V.R.J., A MINOR v. STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2020-11-11T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: violation of Florida Statutes 985.721 and 944.40[.] The juvenile filed a sworn motion to dismiss…671 (Fla. 1985), involving escape under section 944.40, Florida Statutes, a comparable statute:

In Re: Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases - Report 2019-11

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2020-02-26T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: furlough” in accord with an amendment to section 944.40, Florida Statutes (2019), by chapter 2019-167,…ATTEMPTED] ESCAPE § 944.40, Fla. Stat. (including § 945.091(4),

Edwardo De Juan v. State of Florida

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2018-04-30T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: custody and did not actually leave the prison. See § 944.40, Fla. Stat. (2010) (providing the elements of escape…completed, is a second degree felony under section 944.40, punishable by up to fifteen years in prison pursuant

Andrew A. Rodriguez v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2017-08-04T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 224 So. 3d 811, 2017 WL 3318009, 2017 Fla. App. LEXIS 11282

Snippet: did not constitute escape as defined in section 944.40, Florida Statutes (2014). Rodriguez was a … such confinement, contrary to Florida Statutes 944.40 and 951.24(4).” Rodriguez moved to dismiss the …the time prescribed, contrary to Florida Statutes 944.40 and 951.24(4).” Rodriguez’s motion to dismiss was…consecutively. Rodriguez timely appealed. Section 944.40 provides: Any prisoner confined in any prison…believe the term ‘confinement’ [as used in section 944.40] is narrowly limited to the actual physical presence

State v. Vance

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2017-05-12T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 218 So. 3d 499, 2017 WL 1967413, 2017 Fla. App. LEXIS 6821

Snippet: established prima facie case of escape under section 944.40, Florida Statutes (2014)); Early v. State, 678 …Facility as ordered constituted escape under section 944.40, Florida Statutes (1995)). Appellee’s alternative

State v. Joseph R. Vance

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2017-05-08T00:53:00-07:00

Claudio J. Poillot v. State of Florida

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2016-09-08T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 200 So. 3d 743, 41 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 370, 2016 Fla. LEXIS 1996

Snippet: amended information with escape pursuant to section 944.40, Florida Statutes. Subsequently, Poillot filed …demonstrated a prima facie case of escape under section 944.40 in the context of this case, [the Fifth District… of escape. We disagree. 2 Section 944.40, Florida Statutes, provides that a prisoner who…commits a felony of the second degree. ... § 944.40, Fla. Stat. (2014). Additionally, section …work release can be guilty of escape under section 944.40 in at least two different ways: (1) by willfully

In Re STANDARD JURY INSTRUCTIONS IN CRIMINAL CASES-REPORT NO. 2016-02

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2016-08-25T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 199 So. 3d 234, 2016 WL 4480340

Snippet: adopted in 2016, 27.1 [ATTEMPTED] ESCAPE § 944.40, Fla. Stat. (including § 945.091(4), Fla.

Blaxton v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2015-10-09T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 179 So. 3d 358, 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 15032, 2015 WL 5916841

Snippet: attempt and a successful escape. See. § 944,40, Fla, Stat. (2008). Thus, Mr. Blaxton was charged

State v. Poillot

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2015-08-07T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 173 So. 3d 1070, 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 11802, 2015 WL 4660119

Snippet: that Poillot “did, in violation of Florida Statute 944.40, while a prisoner confined in any prison, jail,…lawful confinement.” In pertinent part, section 944.40, Florida Statutes (2014), provides as follows: …confinement commits a felony of the second degree.... § 944.40, Fla. Stat. (2014). Pursuant to Florida Rule of…demonstrated a prima facie case of escape under section 944.40 in the context of this case, we must also examine…release can still be guilty of escape under section 944.40 in at least two different ways: (1) by willfully

Steed v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2013-08-14T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 120 So. 3d 113, 2013 WL 4081006, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 12645

Snippet: is false as escape is a second-degree felony. § 944.40, Fla. Stat. (1985). Appellant also claims that

Brugmann v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2013-06-12T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 117 So. 3d 39, 2013 WL 2494244, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 9297

Snippet: Florida Statutes; and (2) escape, pursuant to section 944.40, Florida Statutes. As noted in Inciarrano, Jatar

Lacey v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2013-06-05T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 114 So. 3d 452, 2013 WL 2420480, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 8839

Snippet: conviction and sentence for escape under section 944.40, Florida Statutes (2010), following his entry of…968 So.2d 658, 658 (Fla. 4th DCA 2007). “Section 944.40 covers escape attempts by a prisoner, who is defined…deals with escape attempts, as defined by section 944.40, from detention facilities for children.” Id. This…LEVINE, JJ., concur. . A conviction under section 944.40, Florida Statutes (2010), is a second-degree felony

Braddy v. State

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2012-11-15T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 111 So. 3d 810, 37 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 703, 2012 WL 5514368, 2012 Fla. LEXIS 2357

Snippet: attempted to escape from such confinement.8 *846See § 944.40, Fla. Stat. (1997). The State presented evidence…in section H below. . For purposes of section 944.40, confinement sufficient for a conviction of escape

L.C.G. v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2012-06-15T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 91 So. 3d 197, 2012 WL 2160954, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 9719

Snippet: found guilty of escape, in violation of section 944.40, Florida Statutes (2001). On appeal, he argued

Moncrieffe v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2011-03-16T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 55 So. 3d 736, 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 3465, 2011 WL 890801

Snippet: Department on July 27, 2005, in violation of section 944.40, Florida Statutes.[1] The facts and circumstances

Thornton v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2010-12-01T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 48 So. 3d 198, 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 18293, 2010 WL 4867593

Snippet: lawful term for this second-degree felony. See § 944.40, Fla. Stat. (2006). The 365 days in jail was not

Howell v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2010-09-30T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 45 So. 3d 527, 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 14872, 2010 WL 3783700

Snippet: paperwork *528 did not specifically reference section 944.40, Florida Statutes, which sets forth the punishment

McKinnon v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2009-09-04T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 17 So. 3d 860, 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 12897, 2009 WL 2827990

Snippet: subsequently charged with a violation of section 944.40, Florida Statutes (2006), which provides in relevant

Spann v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2008-10-15T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 996 So. 2d 873

Snippet: fleeing. The trial court denied this motion. Section 944.40, Florida Statutes, defines the crime of escape …"transportation" begins under section 944.40, defining escape to occur when a prisoner "…quot; escapes "from such confinement." § 944.40, Fla. Stat. Ramsey held that "`transportation