Sex-Case Pleas: Designation Disclosed, Marsy's Law Presumed Waived on Normal Calendar — Division CR-B
Summary
Judge Kite's sex-case plea protocol: the State must state whether the plea makes the defendant a Sexual Offender or Predator; sensitive pleas get specially set — if called on the normal calendar, the Court ASSUMES the victim was informed and waived Marsy's Law/rape-shield protections; non-statutory probation conditions must be initialed by the defendant.
Applies to
Florida > Fourth Judicial Circuit > Duval County > Felony Division CR-B / Gun Violence Offender Court (Judge London Kite)
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"The State must inform whether the plea will result in the designation of the Defendant as a Sexual Offender or Predator." / "If the case is called during the normal calendar, the Court will assume that the alleged victim or guardian has been informed and has waived any protections provided by law." / "it must be initialed by the Defendant and specifically reference that the Defendant agrees to the condition"
- Official source
- Div. CR-B GVOC Policies & Procedures (Judge Kite) — PDF
- Source health
- Healthy · checked July 7, 2026
- Effective date
- —
- Last verified
- July 5, 2026Live fetch + sha256 of official PDF — 2026-07-05
Reviewer note: Verified against the live official PDF on 2026-07-05. 30-day recheck scheduled.
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