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The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XLVII
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND CORRECTIONS
Chapter 914
WITNESSES; CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS
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914.001 Witnesses; subpoenas to run throughout the state; all names to be included in one subpoena.
(1) Subpoenas for witnesses in criminal cases shall run throughout the state and be directed to all of the sheriffs of the state.
(2) When possible, the names of all witnesses summoned for, or at the cost of, the state in a criminal case shall be included in one subpoena, and the prosecuting officer shall, when possible, include the names of all such witnesses in one praecipe for such subpoena.
History.s. 2, ch. 871, 1859; ss. 2, 4, 6, ch. 3702, 1887; RS 2859, 2860; GS 3915, 3916; RGS 6013, 6014; CGL 8307, 8308; s. 94, ch. 70-339.
Note.Former s. 932.25.

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Cases Citing Statute 914.001

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Bernard Bolender, A/K/A Bernard Bolander v. Harry K. Singletary, Sec'y, Florida Dep't of Corr., 16 F.3d 1547 (11th Cir. 1994).

Cited 211 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 1994 U.S. App. LEXIS 4479, 1994 WL 73855

...petitions for habeas corpus ad testificandum, as other petitions for writs of habeas corpus, should not be granted when the relief sought can be obtained through other legal processes.” Id. The court found the following relevant facts on direct appeal: Section 914.001, Florida Statutes (1979), provides that witness subpoenas in criminal cases shall run throughout the state, and section 48.051, Florida Statutes (1979), specifically allows for service of process on state prisoners.......
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State v. Melendez, 244 So. 2d 137 (Fla. 1971).

Cited 38 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida

Court agreed and reversed, relying on Fla. Stat. § 914.01, F.S.A. *139 It is settled law that trial begins
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Bolender v. State, 422 So. 2d 833 (Fla. 1982).

Cited 29 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida

...State, 139 Fla. 226, 190 So. 875 (1939). The issuance of the writ is in the discretion of the trial court, Moody v. State, 418 So.2d 989 (Fla. 1982); Baker v. State, 47 So.2d 728 (Fla. 1950), and in most instances its use has been superseded by statute. Section 914.001, Florida Statutes (1979), provides that witness subpoenas in criminal cases shall run throughout the state, and section 48.051, Florida Statutes (1979), specifically allows for service of process on state prisoners....
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Amends. to Fl. Rules of Crim. Proc., 685 So. 2d 1253 (Fla. 1996).

Cited 22 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida

suggested rule is in great part a recopying of section 914.01, Florida Statutes: In (3) the words "at the
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Slinsky v. State, 232 So. 2d 451 (Fla. 4th DCA 1970).

Cited 15 times | Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal

410, 33 F.S.A. The second statute, F.S. 1967, Section 914.01(4), F.S.A., provides that in a felony prosecution
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McCollum v. State, 74 So. 2d 74 (Fla. 1954).

Cited 14 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 47 A.L.R. 2d 1218, 1954 Fla. LEXIS 1088

committed error necessitating a new trial. Section 914.01, Florida Statutes 1951, F.S.A., provides that
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Shoultz v. State, 106 So. 2d 424 (Fla. 1958).

Cited 11 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida

a private conversation with a sworn juror. Section 914.01, Florida Statutes Annotated, provides in part:
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Reddick v. State, 190 So. 2d 340 (Fla. 2d DCA 1966).

Cited 10 times | Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal

1966, 181 So.2d 698: "After an examination of § 914.01,[5] supra, and a review of decisions regarding
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In Re Amend. to Fla. Rules of Cr. Proc., 606 So. 2d 227 (Fla. 1992).

Cited 9 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 1992 WL 246494

suggested rule is in great part a recopying of section 914.01, Florida Statutes: In (3) the words "at the
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Mulvey v. State, 41 So. 2d 156 (Fla. 1949).

Cited 9 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 1949 Fla. LEXIS 734

attack on any grounds urged by the appellant. Section 914.01, Florida Statutes 1941, F.S.A., requires the
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Thompson v. State, 246 So. 2d 760 (Fla. 1971).

Cited 7 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida

contrary to the laws of Florida, in particular Section 914.01, "In all prosecutions for a felony the defendant
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Deans v. State, 180 So. 2d 178 (Fla. 2d DCA 1965).

Cited 4 times | Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal

appeal because we find the conversation violated Section 914.01, Fla.Stats., F.S.A., and the accuseds' right
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Cole v. State, 181 So. 2d 698 (Fla. 3d DCA 1966).

Cited 3 times | Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal

waived the defendant's right to be present. *700 Section 914.01, Fla. Stat., F.S.A. provides: "In all prosecutions
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CMI, Inc. v. Ulloa, 73 So. 3d 787 (Fla. 5th DCA 2011).

Cited 2 times | Published | Florida 5th District Court of Appeal | 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 14664, 2011 WL 4102296

...Unlike personal jurisdiction over a foreign corporation registered and doing business within the State of Florida, the subpoena power of a Florida court over a person or legal entity which is not a party in a lawsuit does not extend beyond state lines. See § 914.001(1), Fla....
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Cole v. State, 199 So. 2d 480 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1967).

Cited 2 times | Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1967 Fla. App. LEXIS 4882

finding of the trial judge. The requirement of § 914.01 Fla. Stat., F.S.A., that “In all prosecutions
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Ulloa v. CMI, Inc., 133 So. 3d 914 (Fla. 2013).

Cited 1 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 38 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 804, 2013 WL 5942299, 2013 Fla. LEXIS 2420

...Unlike personal jurisdiction over a foreign corporation registered and doing business within the State of Florida, the subpoena power of a Florida court over a person or legal entity which is not a party in a lawsuit does not extend beyond state lines. See § 914.001(1), Fla....
...ious statutory provisions pertaining to the issuance of subpoenas and the limits on a trial court’s subpoena power over documents and materials belonging to an out-of-state, non-party witness that are located outside of *921 the state. Pursuant to section 914.001(1), Florida Statutes (2010), a subpoena for a witness in a criminal case “shall run throughout the state and be directed to all of the sheriffs of the state.” (Emphasis added.) Nothing within this provision extends a court’s subpoena power beyond the state boundaries....
...odian, who was also located out-of-state. In other words, neither the documents nor the records custodian are located in Florida, and the defendants do not contend otherwise. Thus, as subpoenas issued in this state run only throughout the state, see § 914.001(1), Fla....
...5 As explained herein, the provisions of chapter 607 governing registered agents cannot be invoked to obtain documents from a nonparty corporation, where the corporation and the requested documents or materials are located out-of-state. Further, pursuant to section 914.001(1), the authority to issue subpoenas to nonparty witnesses extends only to witnesses or documents located in this state....
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Lambert v. State, 169 So. 2d 374 (Fla. 1st DCA 1964).

Cited 1 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal

voluntarily absented himself from the trial. See Section 914.01, Florida Statutes, F.S.A.; Mulvey v. State
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Henzel v. State, 235 So. 2d 358 (Fla. 3d DCA 1970).

Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal | 1970 Fla. App. LEXIS 6410

his trial in contravention of the provisions of § 914.01, Fla.Stat., F.S.A.” This court after a full review
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Ferreri v. State, 109 So. 2d 578 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1959).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida

defendants of their statutory rights under section 914.01, F.S.A., to be present at every material stage
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Thomas v. State, 65 So. 2d 866 (Fla. 1953).

Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 1953 Fla. LEXIS 1360

further discuss this question. The statute, section 914.01, F.S., F.S.A,, provides as follows: “Presence
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Keith Williams v. The State of Florida (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2024).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida

subpoenaed to appear at an evidentiary hearing. See § 914.001(1), Fla. Stat. (2022) (“Subpoenas for witnesses
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Henzel v. State, 212 So. 2d 92 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1968).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1968 Fla. App. LEXIS 5269

his trial in contravention of the provisions of § 914.01, Fla.Stat, F.S.A. The trial of this cause was
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Lowdermilk v. State, 186 So. 2d 816 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1966).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1966 Fla. App. LEXIS 5409

during the course of the trial violated F.S.A. § 914.01 and the accused’s right to an open and public
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Meek v. State, 474 So. 2d 340 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1985).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 10 Fla. L. Weekly 126, 1985 Fla. App. LEXIS 14736

courtroom.2 It is the contemplation of Fla.Stat. § 914.01 and of F.Cr.P.R. 1.180 [predecessors to present
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Stephan v. State, 251 So. 2d 30 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1971).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1971 Fla. App. LEXIS 6108

Defendant relies upon the provisions of F.S., Section 914.01(4), F.S.A., which reads as follows: “914.01
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Graham v. State, 160 So. 2d 717 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1964).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida

reversal of their convictions. Florida Statutes § 914.01, F.S.A. provides : “In all prosecutions for a
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Melendez v. State, 231 So. 2d 251 (Fla. 1st DCA 1970).

Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 1970 Fla. App. LEXIS 6910

circumstances outlined above, were violative of § 914.01(3) FkuStat., F.S.A. (1967). See Holton v. State
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Adkins v. Smith, 197 So. 2d 865 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1967).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1967 Fla. App. LEXIS 5167

presence of the defendant in violation of F.S.A. § 914.01 that constituted reversible error. The Florida

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