Senate Bill sb0136

    Florida Senate - 2004                                   SB 136

    By Senator Lynn





    7-23-04

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to rules of criminal procedure;

  3         repealing Rule 3.380, Florida Rules of Criminal

  4         Procedure, relating to motions for judgment of

  5         acquittal; providing a contingent effective

  6         date.

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  8  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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10         Section 1.  Rule 3.380, Florida Rules of Criminal

11  Procedure, is repealed.

12         Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2004, if

13  enacted by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the membership

14  of each house of the Legislature.

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17                          SENATE SUMMARY

18    Repeals Rule 3.380, Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure,
      which provides for consideration of a motion for judgment
19    of acquittal at the close of the state's evidence or at
      the close of all evidence in the case.
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