Rewrite/update date: November 2, 2026. Originally published in January 2025. Florida’s 21-day rule gives a person arrested on a felony the right to an adversarial preliminary hearing if the State has not filed an information or indictment within 21 days of the arrest. Under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.133(b), the State must then prove…
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