Bill Text: FL S0962 | 2017 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Juries for Criminal Cases
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2017-05-05 - Died in Criminal Justice [S0962 Detail]
Download: Florida-2017-S0962-Introduced.html
Florida Senate - 2017 SB 962 By Senator Bracy 11-01296-17 2017962__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to juries for criminal cases; amending 3 s. 913.10, F.S.; requiring 12-person jury trials for 4 all life felony cases; providing an effective date. 5 6 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 7 8 Section 1. Section 913.10, Florida Statutes, is amended to 9 read: 10 913.10 Number of jurors.—Twelve persons shall constitute a 11 jury to try all capital and life felony cases, and six persons 12 shall constitute a jury to try all other criminal cases. 13 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2017.