Fla. Stat. 910.11
Conviction or acquittal bar to prosecution


(1)

No person shall be held to answer on a second indictment, information, or affidavit for an offense for which the person has been acquitted. The acquittal shall be a bar to a subsequent prosecution for the same offense, notwithstanding any defect in the form or circumstances of the indictment, information, or affidavit.

(2)

When a person may be tried for an offense in two or more counties, a conviction or acquittal in one county shall be a bar to prosecution for the same offense in another county.

Source: Section 910.11 — Conviction or acquittal bar to prosecution, https://www.­flsenate.­gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/0910.­11 (accessed Aug. 7, 2025).

Current through Fall 2025

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