Fla. Stat. § 910.11 : Criminal Procedure And Corrections — Jurisdiction And Venue — Conviction or acquittal bar to prosecution Date: 31 May 2016 TEXT PDF Current through Chapter 269 of the 2016 Legislative Session (1) No person shall be held to answer on a second indictment, information, or affidavit for an offense for which the person has been acquitted. The acquittal shall be a bar to a subsequent prosecution for the same offense, notwithstanding any defect in the form or circumstances of the indictment, information, or affidavit. (2) When a person may be tried for an offense in two or more counties, a conviction or acquittal in one county shall be a bar to prosecution for the same offense in another county. Fla. Stat. § 910.11 s. 170, ch. 19554, 1939; CGL 1940 Supp. 8663(177); s. 81, ch. 70-339; s.1517, ch. 97-102.