The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)
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. . . circuit court erred by accepting the victim's unsworn statement at sentencing in violation of section 921.143 . . . Section 921.143(1) states, in pertinent part: At the sentencing hearing, and prior to the imposition . . . The sole judicial opinion construing section 921.143(1) as a barrier to the admissibility of unsworn . . . In remanding for an evidentiary hearing on this ground, the First District read section 921.143(1) as . . . The Patterson court's construction of section 921.143(1) is unsupportable by the statute's text. . . .
. . . ." § 921.143(1)(a), Fla. Stat. (2015). . . . State , which held that section 921.143, Florida Statutes (2016), bars the admission of an unsworn victim . . . In a short opinion, we construed section 921.143 to require that written statements from victims or their . . . Section 921.143 provides in pertinent part as follows: (1) At the sentencing hearing, and prior to the . . .
. . . Dickie’s sentencing was improper pursuant to section 921.143(l)(a)-(b), Florida Statutes (2015), and . . . The plain language of section 921.143(1) does nothing to restrict the type of information that a court . . . In pertinent part, section 921.143(l)(a)-(b) provides that a sentencing court “shall permit the victim . . . The sole judicial opinion construing section 921.143(1) as a barrier to the admissibility of unsworn . . . The Patterson court’s construction of section 921.143(1) is unsupportable by the statute’s text. . . .
. . . crimes in 1989, the trial court failed to consider victim input pursuant to Florida Statutes section 921.143 . . .
. . . . § 921.143(l)(a) (emphasis added). And, “[a]n unsworn witness is not competent to testify.” . . .
. . . that the court is required to and will consider any victim input which is offered pursuant to section 921.143 . . .
. . . .; § 921.143(1), Fla. Stat. . . .
. . . The circuit court held that, pursuant to section 921.143, Florida Statutes, a statement from a victim . . . However, section 921.143, Florida Statutes, requires that the victim or family member either appear before . . .
. . . .” § 921.143(1), Fla. Stat. (2005). . . . .” § 921.143(2), Fla. Stat. (2005); see also art. I, § 16(b), Fla. Const. . . .
. . . sister and mother, in addition to the victim herself, to testify at the sentencing hearing, section 921.143 . . . Section 921.143(1) provides: At the sentencing hearing, and prior to the imposition of sentence upon . . . Today, as when section 921.143 was originally enacted, see Ch. 76-274, § 9, at 748, Laws of Fla. (1976 . . . Much has transpired as regards putting on evidence in sentencing hearings since section 921.143(1) was . . . Section 921.143(1) vindicates important victims’ rights. . . .
. . . . § 921.143(2)(a) (permitting victim impact testimony at sentencing, limited to the facts of the case . . .
. . . evidence, away from the jury; successfully argued a motion challenging the constitutionality of section 921.143 . . .
. . . . § 921.143(6)(h). . . . .
. . . that the court is required to and will consider any victim input which is offered pursuant to section 921.143 . . . See § 921.143(1), Fla.Stat. (1999)(provid-ing that "[a]t the sentencing hearing, and prior to the imposition . . .
. . . See 731 So.2d at 692; § 921.143, Fla. Stat. . . .
. . . Section 921.143, Florida Statutes, requires that before the court imposes a sentence upon any defendant . . .
. . . which may include an oral or written statement submitted by the victim or next of kin pursuant to § 921.143 . . .
. . . Another statute, section 921.143, Florida Statutes, allows victim statements about the extent of harm . . .
. . . Stat. (1993), prior to a sentencing hearing and prior to review of any victim impact, § 921.143, Fla.Stat . . .
. . . . §§ 921.143(3), 960.-001(1)(e). 2. . . .
. . . In accordance with section 921.143, Florida Statutes (1983), the trial judge heard testimony from the . . .
. . . State, 525 So.2d 833 (Fla. 1988), and determined that the provisions of section 921.143, Florida Statutes . . .
. . . .” § 921.143(2), Fla.Stat. (1985). . . . Accordingly, we hold that the provisions of section 921.143 are invalid insofar as they permit the introduction . . . Since § 921.143 was amended by ch. 84-363, Laws of Fla., the next-of-kin of homicide victims are permitted . . .
. . . See § 921.143, Florida Statutes (Supp.1976). . . .