State v. Williams’s Empirical Analysis

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3 state decisions

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1. “An information charging the commission of a felony shall be signed by the state attorney, or a designated assistant state attorney, under oath stating his good faith in instituting the prosecution and certifying that he has received testimony under oath from the material witness or witnesses for the offense.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Hartung · 573 So. 2d 306 - State v. Smith

2. “The predecessor of the current rule required that an information charging a felony should be signed by a State Attorney under oath, stating only his good faith in instituting the prosecution. There was no requirement that he certify that he had received the testimony under oath from the material witnesses. That requirement was added effective March 31, 1975, "to establish good faith in the institution of the prosecution and provide more accountability" according to the Author's Comment following Rule 3.140. 33 F.S.A. p. 121. In other words, before any felony prosecution is instituted by filing an information the prosecutor must certify that the facts upon which the prosecution is based have been sworn to by the material witnesses.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 573 So. 2d 306 - State v. Smith