Florida Statute 944.44 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XLVII
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND CORRECTIONS

Chapter 944
STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM

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F.S. 944.44

944.44 Holding persons as hostages; penalty.—Any prisoner who holds as hostage any person within any correctional institution or anywhere while under the jurisdiction of the department, or who by force, or threat of force holds any person or persons against their will in defiance of official orders, shall be guilty of a felony of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

History.—s. 4, ch. 57-313; s. 18, ch. 61-530; s. 1173, ch. 71-136; s. 59, ch. 77-120; s. 69, ch. 79-3.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 944.44

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

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Cases Citing Statute 944.44

Total Results: 2

Donaldson v. Sack

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1972-07-17

Citation: 265 So. 2d 499

Snippet: Fitzpatrick v. United States, 178 U.S. 304, 20 S.Ct. 944, 44 L.Ed. 1078 (1900); Rakes v. United States, 212

Roberson v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1971-12-16

Citation: 258 So. 2d 257

Snippet: v. United States, 178 U.S. 304, 307, 20 S.Ct. 944, 44 L.Ed. 1078, 1080. "The protection afforded by the