Florida statute
Fla. Stat. § 782.035 — Abrogation of common-law rule of evidence known as “year-and-a-day rule.”
Current through 2025 Florida Statutes
Part of Chapter 782: Homicide, Florida Statutes.
Full text of Fla. Stat. § 782.035
Statutory text current through the 2025 Florida Statutes. This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Florida.
The common-law rule of evidence applicable to homicide prosecutions known as the “year-and-a-day rule,” which provides a conclusive presumption that an injury is not the cause of death or that whether it is the cause cannot be discerned if the interval between the infliction of the injury and the victim’s death exceeds a year and a day, is hereby abrogated and does not apply in this state.
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