Glossary – CFACDL

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Term	Definition	Notes
10/20/Life	A sentencing enhancement codified at § 775.087 that increases punishments for the use of firearms. In short, if during the commission of an enumerated felony, you (1) actually possess a firearm, then you get 10 years day for day; (2) you discharge a firearm, you get 20 years, day for day; (3) you discharge a firearm and cause someone death or great bodily harm, you get 25 to life.	Principal theory does not apply, as the defendant must themselves be the one to have committed said act. There are similar, harsher penalties if the gun was a semi-automatic.
3.800	Refers to the rule of criminal procedure that allows a defendant to challenge a sentence.
3.850	A postconviction motion referred to by the Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure that authorizes it. It allows an appellant to seek a new trial on two primary grounds: (1) the defendant’s trial was ineffective or (2) there is newly discovered evidence that brings doubt to the verdict. It whit often be referred to as “thirty-eighty fifty.”	Mostly, when lawyers talk about it, they are referring tot the ineffective counsel claim, and being “thirty-eight fifty’d.”
33 Day Motion	A rule that grants an incarcerated defendant release on ROR after the 33rd day from arrest if the State still has not filed formal charges. See Fla. R. Crim. P. 3.134(a).
63 Day Rule	A rule that grants out of custody defendants that still have not had formal charges filed upon them after the 63rd day from arrest release from all restrictions of release. See Fla. R. Crim. P. 3.134(b).

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A

Term	Definition	Notes
Abating a Case	Abating a case means to remove the case from the court’s schedule so that there will be no court dates for that case until further notice.	This most often occurs when a case is going into pretrial diversion / intervention. It then becomes the state’s job to get the case back on the schedule if the defendant is removed from PTD / PTI.
ACS	Accredited Community Service – Included on Plea forms as a condition of probation with the number of hours the defendant is to complete.	There are numerous other initializations for such: CSH, ACSH, AHS, etc.
Actus Reus	This is the physical action involved in committing the crime (as opposed to mens rea, which is the mental decision to commit the crime). Since criminal law mostly punishes the mental decision to commit a crime, the focus is more on mens rea than acts reus, as one could not have mental control, and therefore, involuntarily physically act, and their actus reus would be involuntarily, and not (or at least less) blameworthy.
Affidavit of Indigency	A form required to be filled out by any defendant seeking appointed counsel. This form requires a defendant to disclose their assets and liabilities to determine if the are under the poverty threshold to qualify for appointed counsel determined by § 27.52.
AG or A/G	Adjudication of Guilt
AMC	Anger Management Class – A behavioral class often ordered as a term of probation
AoI	See Affidavit of Indigency
APH	Adversarial Preliminary Hearing – An adversarial hearing authorized by Fla. R. Crim. P. 3.133(b) offered to defendants who have remained in custody for over 21 days without being charged. If the defendant prevails, they are to be released ROR, without any conditions of release but to show for court hearings.	Never pronounced as “Aff”
Arthur Hearing	So named by State v. Arthur, 390 So. 2d 717 (Fla. 1980), this hearing governs the procedure of denying a person bond who has been charged with a punishable by life or capital crimes where the proof of said crime is evident and the presumption said defendant committed the crime is great. See Fla. Const. art. 1, § 14.
Aspire	The Orlando based Mental Health facility where most defendants subjected to Baker Acts are sent.
AV	Alleged Victim	Always pronounced as “A+V” never “Ave” as in short for avenue

B

Term	Definition	Notes
BaRD	Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
Baxter Motion	Established by Baxter v. State, 49 Fla. L. Weekly D1643a (Fla. 5th DCA 2024), it is a motion to suppress that argues that an officer’s smelling the odor of unburnt cannabis is no longer sufficient on its own to justify the search of the passenger compartment of a car.
BIP	Batters Intervention Program – A rehabilitative program, which is often used as a term of probation in domestic violence and other violence cases.
BOGs	Bottom of the Guidelines – Sentencing in Florida is controlled by the Criminal Punishment Code (See Fla. R. Crim. P. 3.704). In determining a sentence, various things are given “points,” including the defendant’s current charges, aspects of the current charges, criminal history, and several other things. Those points are added up and a calculation is done. If that calculation is greater than 12, the court must sentence the defendant to at least that many months in prison, absent a statutorily provided reason to go below such. That minimum amount of months is referred to as the “bottom of this guidelines” or BOGs.	Pronounced like Wade Boggs
BOLO	Be On the Look Out – Cop Talk for a tip amongst law enforcement to make a stop for a specific person or based on specific profile	Pronounced “Bow+Low”
Bond Schedule	A list of charges that a defendant can bond out on after being arrested but prior to seeing a first / initial appearance judge, as well as the set bond amounts for each charge.	The bond amounts are only, to be used prior to seeing FA / IA judge. Any further bond determination must be made on a case by case basis.
BUI	Boating Under the Influence or Biking Under the Influence – Both akin to DUI, but different vehicle.	Pronounced “Boo + ee” (like the thing that floats in the water)

C

Term	Definition	Notes
C4	A C4 Motion to Dismiss. So named by the section of the criminal rules of procedure that permits and governs such, Fla. R. Crim. P. 3.190(c)(4). This requires dismissal is the undisputed facts do not, as a matter of law, constitute the charged crime.	Famously, the alleged facts must be sworn to.
Capias	Capias Warrant – A warrant issued for a defendant.	When defense lawyers use this term, it is almost always in the context of when it is issued against a defendant for missing a court hearing (picking up an FTA).
CBC	Cognitive Behavioral Change Courts – One of the many corrective courses frequently ordered as part of probation.
CC	(1) Community Control or (2) Court Costs. Community control is basically house arrest and is codified at § 948.10. It is a more severe version of probation. It can be ordered with or without GPS / Ankle monitor (with GPS / Ankle monitor is known as CC Level 2 or CC L2). Court costs are statutory costs imposed by the court as part of the sentence.
CC L2	Community Control Level 2 – This refers to Community Control (house arrest) with an ankle bracelet / GPS monitor. See § 948.301.
CMC	Case Management Conference – A type of status hearing. Sometimes used interchangeably with TMC/TCM, however, not always.
COI	Cost of Investigation – Codified at § 938.27. These are costs the court can impose at the conclusion of a court case. These must be tied to actual provable investigation costs and requested by the State.
COP	Cost of Prosecution – Codified at § 938.27. These are costs the court can impose at the conclusion of a court case.	Per Parks v. State, 50 Fla. L. Weekly S120a (Fla. 2025), the court does not require the State to request imposition. Always spoken like letters; Never spoken as the word “cop.”
Credibility Motion	A motion to suppress where if everything that law enforcement wrote in their reports is true, then the defendant would be denied relief. Therefore, the defendant is dependent on finding the law enforcement lacks credibility to prevail.
CR	Conditional Release – Refers to release offered by the court on set terms in lieu of placement in a state hospital to defendants who have either been found not guilty by reason of insanity (NGI) or incompetent to proceed to trial (ITP)
CSH	Community Service Hours – A typical term of probation that can usually be performed at any non-profit organization	Also referred to as ACS (accredited community service) and several other initializations.
CTS	Credit for Time Served (or just “Credit Time Served”) – This refers to the amount of jail credit a defendant has accumulated. It can be used in a variety of ways. First “a credit time served plea” would mean that the defendant’s entire punishment would be the amount of time the defendant has already served in jail. A judge would also note the “credit time served” when announcing the plea, such as “you are sentenced to 195 days in the Orange County Jail with 75 days credit time served.”
CtP	Competent to Proceed – This means that a defendant meets the mental requirements to assist with their own defense as determined by Fla. R. Crim. P. 3.210-3.213.

D

Term	Definition	Notes
D6	A D6 is a court ordered driver’s license suspension (as opposed to one ordered by the DMV) that is typically the result of a failed financial obligation, such at the failure to pay traffic tickets, court costs, or other court ordered items. There is a fee associated with removing the actual D6 itself. This of it as another shackle around the license that will require another payment to get the key to unlock it for the defendant to ultimately get their license back.
Danger Hearing	A hearing required to be held for violent felony offenders of special concern before placing them back on probation. See § 948.06(9)(d).
DD	Downward Departure – A downward departure allows the sentencing judge to sentence a defendant to less than the lowest permissible sentence as established by the criminal punishment code. Basically, it allows the court to go below BOGs. Downward departures are dettailed at § 921.00026. That statute, specifically sections (2)(a)-(n) detail statutorily provided downward departures. This is not a comprehensive list as § 921.0026(2) says “not limited to” when introducing said list. To receive a downward departure, the defendant must not only establish that he meets the qualifications for such, but the judge must want to apply the downward departure. All downward departures are discretionary in the court. However the court must use its discretion in determining whether to grant such.	See also BOGs.
Derp Fee	This refers to the $50 application fee a defendant pays to request the services of the public defender’s office. See § 27.52(b).	“Derp” does not stand for anything. If ChatGPT can be trusted, it most likely comes from: (1) a misprint or misreading of “deft fee” or “defender fee”; (2) a typo on a court docket or an automated transcription, turning “defender fee” (public defender fee) into “derp fee; or (3) a misunderstanding by someone unfamiliar with legal jargon. There is also a serious chance it was taken from the term “derp” popularized by the move BASEketball meaning something frivolous and stupid.
Disco	Discovery – Refers to the criminal discovery process and the materials provided via said process. See Fla. R. Crim. P. 3.220.
DL	Driver’s License
DOC	Department of Corrections – The Florida agency that runs the state prison system. This is who defendants who are sentenced for felony crimes in excess of a year are placed in the custody of. Most please forms will simply list the amount of time followed by DOC, such as “38 months DOC” means the defendant would be sentenced to 38 months in the custody of the department of corrections.	Always spoken as the individual letters.
Docket	A docket can either refer to (i) all the cases assigned to a particular division; (ii) the court’s schedule of court hearings; or (iii) a court’s schedule of cases for a particular day.	Removing a case from the docket can mean either (i) taking it off the schedule for any further court hearings until later notice (abating the case); or (ii) removing the case from a particular hearing date.
Docket Sounding	A court hearing where in the judge reviews the cases set for trial during a given trial period. This is how some counties refer to TCMs / TMCs.
DP	Death Penalty
DUI	Driving Under the Influence – The crime of operating a motor vehicle (broadly interpreted) while under the influence of a substance to the point one’s faculties are imparied.	Some states refer to it as DWI (Driving While Intoxicated) – same thing
DUI CAS	DUI Counter Attack School – A class that is usually included as part of DUI probation.
DV	Domestic Violence – The actual definition for who qualifies is codified at § 741.28(3).
DWLS	Driving While License Suspended – This refers to the various crimes penalizing ones driving a motor vehicle without a valid driver’s license. See § 322.34.

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E

Term	Definition	Notes
Early Term.	Early Termination of Probation – This refers to a probationer’s ending probation earlier than the probation term was set for. In Florida, some probationers are statutorily entitled to early termination, usually after the halfway point. See § 948.04.

F

Term	Definition	Notes
Faretta	Faretta Hearing – A hearing held to determine if those who have indicated if they want to represent themselves are making the choice freely and voluntarily.	The issue is only if they truly want to represent themselves, not if they are capable of representing themselves. See Noetzel v. State, 328 So. 3d 933 (Fla. 2021). This hearing is named after Faretta v. California, 422 U.S. 806 (1975).
F/B	Followed By – As in jail or prison f/b (followed by) probation –	E.g. “4 years DOC f/b 6 years S/P” = 4 years in the department of corrections followed by 6 years of supervised probation
FATE	Fleeing and Attempting to Elude (No clue – seriously clue). This is the crime of fleeing in officer in a vehicle, as codified in § 316.1935.	Actually fleeing on foot is just resisting without violence (RWOV).
FF	Either: (1) Forfeit Firearm(s) – a condition of a plea or probation that requires the defendant to forfeit either the firearm used in the case or all firearms in defendant’s ownership / possession; or (2) Filing Fee – § 28.2402 – a cost that must be paid by defendant when resolving a municipal ordinance violation.
FATE	Fleeing and Attempting to Elude (No clue – seriously clue). This is the crime of fleeing in officer in a vehicle, as codified in § 316.1935.	Actually fleeing on foot is just resisting without violence (RWOV).
Filing Fee	Filing Fee – § 28.2402 – a cost that must be paid by defendant when resolving a municipal ordinance violation.
First Appearances	First Appearances – This refers to a defendants first time before a judge after being arrested where (i) probable cause is determined, (ii) terms (ii) they are offered the services of an appointed attorney if they qualify, and (iii) terms of release / bond are set.	Often referred to as Initial Appearances or IAs
Franks Hearing	So named by Franks v. Delaware, 438 U.S. 154 (1978), this hearing permits a defendant to challenge the sufficiency of a warrant due to its material misstatements or omissions.
FTA	Failure To Appear – Refers to a Defendant’s failing to attend a court hearing, which can lead to the issuance of a capias.
FTD	Failure To Display – The crime of not presenting a driver’s license during a traffic stop.	Often pled down to when charged with DWLS

G

Term	Definition	Notes
Gain Time	This is time offered toward early release that a defendant in DOC custody is technically statutorily entitled to, but that no lawyer who enjoy keeping their bar card will ever estimate or promise their client.

H

Term	Definition	Notes
HFO	Habitual Felony Offender – A sentencing enhancement codified at § 775.084(1)(a). This enhancement generally applies to defendant being punished for a felony, who have two prior felonies on their record, and whose last felony sentence ended within five years of the commission of the felony they are being sentenced for. In short, it allows the court to double the sentence for the crime being sentenced.

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I

Term	Definition	Notes
IAs	Initial Appearances – This refers to a defendants first time before a judge after being arrested where (i) probable cause is determined, (ii) terms (ii) they are offered the services of an appointed attorney if they qualify, and (iii) terms of release / bond are set.	Frequently referred to as First Appearance, but seldom shortened to FAs.
ICC	Impulse Control Class – A corrective course often required as part of probation in theft cases.
IAC	Ineffective Assistance of Counsel – This is what an appellant is claiming in a 3.850 motion, that he received ineffective assistance from his counsel. This is defined in Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668 (1984), and its progeny.
ItP	Incompetent to Proceed – The means that the defendant does not or may not meet the mental requirements to assist in their own defense. The procedure from determining such is governed by Fla. R. Crim. P. 3.210; 3.211; 3.212; and 3.213.

J

Term	Definition	Notes
JCV	Jackson Cage Varet – A dog so dapper, it should be illegal.
Jimmy Ryce	Refers to involuntary civil confinement of sexual offenders. Codified at §§ 394.910-932, this permits the State to petition for the institutionalization of those previously committed of sexual offenses, permitted a jury trial finds they qualify.
JoA	Judgment of Acquittal – Technically, it is the order entering an acquittal (“not guilty”) in a criminal case. However, how it is colloquially used is to refer to Fla. R. Crim. P. 3.380, which allows a party to move the court to enter a judgment of acquittal after the close of the State’s or Defense’s case, the rendition or the verdict, or up to 10 days after that.	Famously, any JoA entered prior to a verdict is unappealable. See State v. Lundy, 233 So. 3d 1252 (Fla. 3d DCA 2017). Yes, the rule says the State can move for a JOA, but not sure why they would. I guess this is similar to a JNOV is civil law. Always pronounced as the individual letters.

K

Term	Definition	Notes

L

Term	Definition	Notes
LEO	Law Enforcement Officer	“Lee+Oh”
LOA	Letter of Apology – Sometimes included as a term of probation.
LPO	Loss Prevention Officer – Basically a mall cop for retail stores.
LSOA	Leaving the Scene of An Accident – Refers to the class of crimes involving defendants leaving accidents without reporting them as required by law.
LWOP	Life Without Parole – Means a sentence of life imprisonment where parole is not a possibility (so the defendant will die in prison).

M-P

M

Term	Definition	Notes
Mens Rea	Mens rea (“guilty mind”) is the mental blameworthiness with which the defendant committed the crime. In many theories of criminal law, this is what is being punished: the defendant’s conscious decision to commit the crime – therefore, there is usually a direct correlation between mens rea and punishment.	Per Counterman v. Colorado, 599 U. S. ____ (2023), There are three levels of mens rea: purposefully, where actor consciously desires the result ; knowingly, where actor knows that a result is practically certain to follow; and recklessly, where actor consciously disregards a substantial and unjustifiable risk that the conduct will cause harm to another.
MHEAT	Mental Health Evaluation and Treatment – A condition of probation where the probationer is required to undergo a mental health screening and complete any recommended treatment as a condition of probation.	Sometimes just written as MEAT.
MtD	Motion to Dismiss
MtS	Motion to Suppress
MtW	Motion to Withdraw. This can refer to either a (i) Motion to withdraw a Plea or a Motion to Withdraw Counsel.	I have never seen MtWP for Motion to Withdraw Plea.

N

Term	Definition	Notes
N(o) W/F	No Weapons or Firearms – A condition of probation prohibiting the probationer from possessing weapons and / or firearms during the duration of probation (and sometimes requiring probationer to surrender those in his ownership / possession)
NC	No Contact (No Contact Order) – An order issued by the court prohibiting the defendant from having contact with a named party.
Nelson Hearing	A hearing, first authorized by Nelson v. State, 274 So. 2d 256 (Fla. 4th DCA 1973), wherein the defendant seeks to discharge appointed counsel and get the court to appoint new appointed counsel.	It only applies to defendants with appointed counsel, as the recourse for defendants with private counsel is to fire them. The court cannot appoint counsel from the same agency. The standard is roughly the same of an IAC claim.
NGI	Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity – Refers to the affirmative defense of insanity, codified at § 775.027.	Florida’s Statute roughly correlates to the common law M’Naughten Rule.
NHC	No Hostile Contact (No Hostile Contact Order) – An order issued by the court prohibiting the defendant from having hostile contact with a named party.
No Weapons or Firearms	No Weapons or Firearms – A condition of probation prohibiting the probationer from possessing weapons and / or firearms during the duration of probation (and sometimes requiring probationer to surrender those in his ownership / possession)
NP	Nolle Prosse or Nolle Prosequi – The act by which the state ends a case that has previously had a charging instrument filed.	“Nole + pross” If done before charging document is filed, the state would enter a “No Information”
NR	No Return – A term of sentence or probation ordered the defendant not to return to a specified location.	If it is defendant’s residence, the court usually permits the defendant to return a single time while escorted by law enforcement. The defendant has to arrange for law enforcement to be there.
NVDL	No Valid Driver’s License – This refers to the crime of operating a motor vehicle without ever having had a valid driver’s license.	If one ever had a license, then it’s a DWLS.

O

Term	Definition	Notes
OCJ	Orange County Jail	Not Osceola County Jail, cause it just isn’t is why
OCSO	Orange County Sheriff’s Office
OPD	Orlando Police Department
OR (or O&R)	Order and Reserve – This is in reference to restitution, where by the state requests that the court order restitution be paid, but asks the court to reserve its decision on how much to order until the state can figure that out.

P

Term	Definition	Notes
PC	Probable Cause
PCR	Postconviction Relief or Postconviction Remedies – See Postconviction.
PE/PG	Proof Evident / Presumption Great – The standard required to deny a defendant bond based solely on committing a punishable by life or capital crime. This standard is establish by Fla. Const. art. 1, § 14.	The procedure to deny such was established in State v. Arthur, 390 So. 2d 717 (Fla. 1980).
Postconviction	Refers to challenges brought after a conviction is considered final. A conviction is considered final after direct appeals have run, and time for appealing such is jurisdictionally over.	In short, during direct appeals, for the most part, one challenges if the court played followed the rules it must. During postconviction, a defendant challenges whether their attorneys (or their appellate attorney) followed the rules they must.
Pretrial Conference	This is a hearing where the judge periodically runs through a large amount of the cases assigned to him or her and determines the status of each. The attorneys assigned to the case basically have three choices, which fittingly enough are PTC: Plea, Trial, Continuance. Set the case for a Plea; Leave the Case set for Trial; or Move for a Continuance (the State can move for a continuance as well).
PRR	Prison Releasee Reoffender – Codified at § 775.082(9), it is a sentencing enhancement that allows the State to force the court to sentence a qualifying defendant to statutory maximum for the charge. To qualify, the defendant must have committed a qualifying felony the crime within 3 years of having been released from prison or from county jail for a prison sanction offense. For instance, if a defendant committed an aggravated battery, which is a qualifying crime and a second degree felony punishably by up to 15 years, and committed such 2 years after being released from prison, the State could force the court to punish the defendant to the full 15 years, and make them serve it day for day (without early release).
PTD	Either (1) Pretrial Detention or (2) Pretrial Diversion. Pretrial Detention is a means by which the State can seek to hold a defendant without bond pending trial. Pretrial Diversion is program operated by and at the sole discretion of the State, to those defendants is so desires to offer it to under the conditions it wishes to offer it, where upon completion of the program, the State will nolle prosse the charges in the case.
PTR	Pretrial Release – Refers to any form of release from custody that while awaiting trial.

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Q

Term	Definition	Notes
Quarterman’s Plea	A plea whereby a defendant enters the plea but returns for sentencing at a later at the risk that the sentence could be increased if they willfully fail to return for sentencing as agreed.

R

Term	Definition	Notes
RAS	Reasonable and Articulable Suspicion	“R+A+S”
ROWV	Resisting an Officer Without Violence. § 843.02.	Sometimes written as RWOV. Pronounced “Roh+Wov”
RS	Reasonable Suspicion – The level of suspicion required for a Terry Stop or traffic stop.	The lowest level of proof in criminal law.
RT (or R&T)	Revoke and Terminate – One probation sentencing option where the court ends the current probation sentence and either sets a new probation term or sentences the defendant to incarceration.	If guilt was previously withheld, a court must adjudicate a defendant guilty when revoking and terminating probation. See § 948.06(2)(b).
RUAS	Random Urinalysis and Screening – Random pee tests that are ordered as part of probation in which substance abuse is a concern.
RWOV	Resisting an Officer Without Violence. § 843.02.	Sometimes written as ROWV. Pronounced “Roh+Wov.”

S

Term	Definition	Notes
SEAT	Substance Abuse Evaluation and Treatment – A condition often imposed as part of probation, especially in drug cases, where the probationer is required to undergo a drug screening and complete any recommended treatment as a condition of probation.	Spoken as the letters, never as the word.
SoL	Statute of Limitations – The period in which the state must file charges against a defendant. See § 775.15.	Spoken as the letters.
S/P (or SP)	Supervised Probation – A form of probation requiring the probation to meet with and be supervised by a probation officer.
SR-22	This is a “proof of minimum insurance” that certain high risk drivers must file with the State. One can be considered a “high-risk” based on their accident or criminal traffic history. The requirement to have an SR-22 can be imposed by either the DHSMV or a judge. Driving without it can subject defendant to the crime of driving without proper insurance. See § 316.646.
Stop Motion	A motion to suppress that challenges law enforcement’s authority to have conducted a warrantless traffic stop. It is the State’s burden to justify warrantless traffic stops. Therefore, the defendant needs to just show that (1) he or she was stopped and (2) there was no warrant presented, and the burden is on the State to justify the stop.	See Murphy v. State, 898 So. 2d 1031 (Fla. 5th DCA 2005)

T

Term	Definition	Notes
T4C	Thinking For Change – A behavioral skills class sometimes ordered as a term of probation.	Sometimes written as TFC
TCM	Trial Case Management – This usually follows PTC, and is all the cases that were left set for trial. The defendants are typically told of their plea offers on the record, and trial scheduling matters are heard.	Same thing as TMC. Some places call this Docket Sounding, or at least I think that’s what Docket Sounding is.
TGOA	To Get Own Attorney – Often seen on dockets, this signifies that a defendant is currently unrepresented and has declined appointed counsel, indicating that they are going to hire private counsel.	Often they turned down the PD at IAs or bonded out before seeing a judge. They will often seek a PD at whatever hearing they are docketed for. For whatever reason, it is pronounced “TOGA.”
TMC	Trial Management Conference – This usually follows PTC, and is all the cases that were left set for trial. The defendants are typically told of their plea offers on the record, and trial scheduling matters are heard.	Same thing as TCM. Some places call this Docket Sounding, or at least I think that’s what Docket Sounding is.

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U

Term	Definition	Notes

V

Term	Definition	Notes
VAP	Victim Awareness Panel – a program sometimes included as a term of probation where the defendant learns about the impact of crimes on victims.
VCC	Violent Career Criminal – A sentencing enhancement detailed at § 775.084(1)(d).
VFOSC	“Violent Felony Offender of Special Concern” – Refers to a certain class of probation violators, who based on the seriousness of their past or current crimes will be denied bond pending probation. They will also be required to have a “danger hearing” before the court can put them back on probation, wherein the court determines if they pose too big a danger to the public for such.	The enabling statute for such, § 948.06(8), is often referred to as the “Anti-Murder Statute,” even though it has little to do with murder. Also, people will often will mix up the lettering and call it VOSC, VSFOC, or any combination of things. They all mean the same things.
VOCC	Violation of Community Control – When a defendant is sentenced, a court can place him on community control (home confinement) in lieu of incarceration, and set terms on probation, which, if violated, would allow the court to sentence the defendant to prison or jail. A violation of community control (VOCC) can either refer to the actual violation or the process / hearing to determine if the probationer violated community control.
VOP	Violation of Probation – When a defendant is sentenced, a court can place him on probation in lieu of incarceration, and set terms on probation, which, if violated, would allow the court to sentence the defendant to prison or jail. A violation of probation (VOP) can either refer to the actual violation or the process / hearing to determine if the probationer violated probation.	There are two types of probation violations: (1) New Law and (2) Technical. A condition of any probation is that the probationer will not violate any law more serious than say a speeding ticket. A violation of this term is called a “New Law Violation.” Every other violation is called a “technical violation.” Always spoken as the letters. Always.

W

Term	Definition	Notes
WH or W/H	See Withhold
Withhold	Withheld Adjudication / Withhold of Adjudication – Authorized by Fla. R. Crim. P. 3.670(b) and § 775.08435, this allows a judge to convict a defendant of a crime without a formal conviction of guilt. There are no limitations to this for misdemeanors, but there are with felonies.	The ramifications of a receiving a withhold v. an adjudication can be massive for a defendant in terms of disclosure on job applications, loss of civil rights, ability to have their record sealed or expunged. the last is especially important as any adjudication of any crime disqualifies a defendant from having anything sealed or expunged.
WL	Witness List

X

Term	Definition	Notes

Y

Term	Definition	Notes
YO	Youthful Offender – One of the statutorily enumerated downward departures provided at § 921.0026(2)(l) and detailed at § 958.04. In short, it is available to offenders who committed the crime when the we younger than 21 and caps the sentence at 6 years total between incarceration and probation. It is not available for capital or life felonies.	Always pronounced as the letters.

Z

Term	Definition	Notes