Chapter 925 — Chapter 925
8 sections in this chapter.
Fla. Stat. § 925.0352 Notice of hearings in capital cases; expedited hearings
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(1) A notice of hearing must be filed contemporaneously with each pleading filed with the court in a capital case.(2) The trial court shall make every effort to expedite any hearing held by the court in a capital case. (1) A notice of hearing must be filed contemporaneously with …
Fla. Stat. § 925.05 Statements or confessions; availability to defendant
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On motion of the defendant after an indictment, information, or affidavit has been filed, the court shall order the prosecuting attorney to permit the defendant to photograph or copy any written or recorded statements or confessions of the defendant, whether they are signed or no…
Fla. Stat. § 925.055 Law enforcement investigative funds
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(1) State and local law enforcement agencies which receive investigative and evidence funds from their budgetary authority or which receive special law enforcement trust funds for complex or protracted investigations shall adopt policies which provide for accountability of the ex…
Fla. Stat. § 925.07 Parent or guardian to be notified before trial of minor; service of notice
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(1) When an unmarried minor is charged with an offense before any court in this state, notice of the charge shall be given before trial to the parent or guardian of the minor if the name and address is known. If the name and address is not known, notice shall be given to any frie…
Fla. Stat. § 925.08 Prisoners awaiting trial may be worked on roads and other projects
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(1) When the county commissioners decide it will be for the benefit of a prisoner and in the public interest, they may employ at labor on the streets of incorporated cities or towns, on the roads, bridges, or other public works in the county, or on other projects for which the go…
Fla. Stat. § 925.09 Authority of state attorney to order autopsies
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The state attorney may have an autopsy performed, before or after interment, on a dead body found in the county when she or he decides it is necessary in determining whether or not death was the result of a crime. Physicians performing the autopsy shall be paid reasonable fees by…
Fla. Stat. § 925.11 Postsentencing DNA testing
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(1) PETITION FOR EXAMINATION.—(a)1. A person who has been tried and found guilty of committing a felony and has been sentenced by a court established by the laws of this state may petition that court to order the examination of physical evidence collected at the time of the inves…
Fla. Stat. § 925.12 DNA testing; defendants entering pleas
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(1) For defendants who have entered a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to a felony on or after July 1, 2006, a defendant may petition for postsentencing DNA testing under s. 925.11 under the following circumstances:(a) The facts on which the petition is predicated were unknown t…