GREEN
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA

Fla. 1st DCA | 2024-10-09
No. 1D2023-1883
2024 FL 11909 Florida District Court of Appeal, First District (2024)

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Holding

A judge may advise a witness of his or her rights when the witness is potentially exposing himself or herself to criminal liability.


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[1] A judge may advise a witness of his or her rights when the witness is potentially exposing himself or herself to criminal liability such as perjury.

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“A judge may advise a witness of his or her rights when the witness is potentially exposing himself or herself to criminal liability such as perjury.”

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Keldric Green appealed from a decision of the Circuit Court for Leon County, where Judge Stephen S. Everett presided.…

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Opinion of the Court

October 9, 2024 PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED. See Hill v. State, 847 So. 2d, 518, 522 (Fla. 5th DCA 2003) (“A judge may advise a witness of his or her rights when the witness is potentially exposing himself or herself to criminal liability such as perjury.”).

ROBERTS, BILBREY, and M.K. THOMAS, JJ., concur.

_____________________________ Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331.


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