§ 924.055, Fla. Stat. · Chapter 924. CRIMINAL APPEALS AND COLLATERAL REVIEW
Postconviction review in capital cases; legislative findings and intent.
Text — 2026 Florida Statutes
It is the intent of the Legislature to reduce delays in capital cases and to ensure that all appeals and postconviction actions in capital cases are resolved as soon as possible after the date a sentence of death is imposed in the circuit court. A person sentenced to death or that person’s capital postconviction counsel must file any postconviction legal action in compliance with the Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
s. 8, ch. 96-290; s. 5, ch. 2000-3; s. 13, ch. 2013-216.
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