§ 940.01 Clemency; suspension or remission of fines and forfeitures, reprieves, pardons, restoration of civil rights, and commutations
§ 940.03 Application for executive clemency
§ 940.031 Clemency counsel when sentence of death imposed
§ 940.04 Copy of information or indictment to be furnished without charge
§ 940.05 Restoration of civil rights
§ 940.061 Informing persons about executive clemency, restoration of civil rights, and restoration of voting rights
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Terms Used In Florida Statutes > Chapter 940 - Executive Clemency

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
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  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Impeachment: (1) The process of calling something into question, as in "impeaching the testimony of a witness." (2) The constitutional process whereby the House of Representatives may "impeach" (accuse of misconduct) high officers of the federal government for trial in the Senate.
  • Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
  • person: includes individuals, children, firms, associations, joint adventures, partnerships, estates, trusts, business trusts, syndicates, fiduciaries, corporations, and all other groups or combinations. See Florida Statutes 1.01
  • veteran: means a person who served in the active military, naval, or air service and who was discharged or released under honorable conditions only or who later received an upgraded discharge under honorable conditions, notwithstanding any action by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs on individuals discharged or released with other than honorable discharges. See Florida Statutes 1.01