Claim

Claim 753

At the time Michael Smith testified before the grand jury, he was warned by the special prosecutor's staff not to reveal his testimony in any manner, or face criminal prosecution under Florida Statute 905.27.

Published 2026-09-26. Last reviewed 2026-09-26. 1 source.

Statement: At the time Michael Smith testified before the grand jury, he was warned by the special prosecutor's staff not to reveal his testimony in any manner, or face criminal prosecution under Florida Statute 905.27.
Field: action
Value: Smith warned not to reveal grand jury testimony
About: incident 1990-us-butterworth-v-smith-grand-jury-secrecy
Source: Butterworth v. Smith, 494 U.S. 624 (1990)
Publisher: Legal Information Institute, Cornell Law School
Method: court record
Checked: 2026-09-26
Confidence: high
Status: current
Source date: 1990-03-21

Quotation from the source

At the time he testified, respondent was warned by the special prosecutor's staff not to reveal his testimony in any manner, and that such revelation could result in a criminal prosecution for violating Fla.Stat. § 905.27.