The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XLVII
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND CORRECTIONS

Chapter 921
SENTENCE

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F.S. 921.186

921.186 Substantial assistance.—Notwithstanding any other law, the state attorney may move the sentencing court to reduce or suspend the sentence of any person who is convicted of violating any felony offense and who provides substantial assistance in the identification, arrest, or conviction of any of that person’s accomplices, accessories, coconspirators, or principals or of any other person engaged in criminal activity that would constitute a felony. The arresting agency shall be given an opportunity to be heard in aggravation or mitigation in reference to any such motion. Upon good cause shown, the motion may be filed and heard in camera. The judge hearing the motion may reduce or suspend the sentence if the judge finds that the defendant rendered such substantial assistance.

History.—s. 1, ch. 2010-218.

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Amendments to 921.186

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 921.186

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 921.186.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

L. McFADDEN, v. STATE, 177 So. 3d 562 (Fla. 2015)

. . . In October 2011, the State moved to reduce or suspend McFadden’s sentence pursuant to section 921.186 . . . Section 921.186, titled “Substantial assistance,” which became effective on July 1, 2010, provides as . . . The record clearly demonstrates that McFadden provided substantial assistance under section 921.186, . . . However, this does not end the analysis as section 921.186 does not mandate the trial court to reduce . . . See § 921.186, Fla. Stat. . . .

L. McFADDEN, v. STATE, 130 So. 3d 697 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2013)

. . . McFadden appeals the trial court’s order denying the State’s motion filed pursuant to section 921.186 . . . So.3d 32, 32 (Fla. 1st DCA 2013), which holds “that orders denying motions filed pursuant to section 921.186 . . . that we have jurisdiction to review a trial court’s order denying a motion filed pursuant to section 921.186 . . . To the extent that Cooper holds that an order denying a motion filed pursuant to section 921.186 is never . . .

COOPER, v. STATE, 106 So. 3d 32 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2013)

. . . The appellant appeals the denial of a motion to reduce or suspend sentence filed pursuant to section 921.186 . . . Section 921.186, Florida Statutes (2010), reads: Notwithstanding any other law, the state attorney may . . . An order on a motion filed pursuant to section 921.186 is similar to an order entered on a motion to . . . Accordingly, we hold that orders denying motions filed pursuant to section 921.186, Florida Statutes, . . .