Florida Statute 961.01 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XLVII
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND CORRECTIONS

Chapter 961
VICTIMS OF WRONGFUL INCARCERATION COMPENSATION

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961.01 Short title.—Sections 961.01-961.07 may be cited as the “Victims of Wrongful Incarceration Compensation Act.”

History.—s. 1, ch. 2008-39.

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Cases Citing Statute 961.01

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United States v. Keith A. Penn (11th Cir. 2023).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

...Code § 69.50.101(f), (i) (1985) (de- fining “distribute” to mean “to deliver” and “deliver” to include attempted transfers); W. Va. Code § 60A-1-101(g), (j) (1986) (defining “distribute” to mean “to deliver” and “deliver” to include attempted transfers); Wis. Stat. § 961.01(6), (9) (1983) (defining “distribute” to mean “to deliver” and “deliver” to include attempted transfers); Wyo....

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David Kelly Brewster v. State of Florida, 250 So. 3d 99 (Fla. 4th DCA 2018).

Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal

...The court dismissed his motion for return of restitution and compensation. Brewster now appeals the trial court’s dismissal of his motion. We review the trial court’s ruling de novo, as statutory construction is a question of law. See Bartek v. State, 198 So. 3d 1009 (Fla. 5th DCA 2016). Pursuant to section 961.01, Florida Statutes (2017), the legislature created the Victims of Wrongful Incarceration Compensation Act, permitting compensation to persons wrongfully convicted of crimes. Under the act, a person is entitled to compensation for wrongf...

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