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877.01 Instigation of litigation; penalty.--
(1) Whoever gives, promises, offers or conspires to give, promise, or offer, to anyone any bribe, money, goods, presents, reward, or any valuable thing whatsoever with the intent and purpose of stirring up strife and litigation; or with intent and purpose of assisting, seeking out, influencing, or advising the accused, sick, injured, uninformed, or others to bring suit or seek professional legal services or advice, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
(2) Whoever, in any way, solicits, receives or accepts or agrees to receive or accept, or who conspires to receive or accept, any bribe, money, goods, presents, reward, or any valuable thing whatsoever, or any promise, contract, or agreement whatsoever, with the intent and purpose of stirring up strife and litigation; or with the intent or purpose of seeking out, influencing, assisting, or advising the accused, sick, injured, uninformed, or others to bring suit, or seek professional legal services, counsel, or advice, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
(3) Any person violating the provisions of this section shall not be privileged from testifying, but if the person does testify in response to a subpoena issued by the state attorney or court having jurisdiction of such offense, nothing said by the person in his or her testimony shall be admissible in any civil or criminal action against him or her, nor shall the person be subjected to any penalty or forfeiture for or on account of any such testimony or evidence so given or produced.
(4) Nothing herein shall apply to the division of legal fees by and between attorneys at law.
(5) This section shall be taken to be cumulative and shall not be construed to amend or repeal any other valid law, code, ordinance, rule, or penalty now in effect.
History.--ss. 1-5, ch. 59-381; s. 1145, ch. 71-136; s. 34, ch. 73-334; s. 1424, ch. 97-102.
Dean Seymour car & Goddard / Newton Truck. They apparently knew Bagwell
quite well, contrary to ROBERT THOMAS NEWTON'S deposition only hours before.
Bagwell wasn't even home at the time! A little scuba-diving reward for the Plaintiff's star witness, who also cut Bagwell's lawn, and was reported to Davie Police for dumping grass clippings into a canal, a fact which "Little Bobby Newton" perjured himself during his deposition. I was with a Police officer neighbor when we watched the dumping occur.
HACKER / CONSPIRATOR Robert Thomas Newton Jr. receiving a reward of scuba diving at
Plaintiff's
house, hours after his deposition and that of his father, Jeffery
Goddard.
Cutting the Plaintiff's lawn appears to have some added rewards if you testify for him.
Conspirators ROBERT THOMAS NEWTON Jr., JEFFERY GODDARD, and DEAN SEYMOUR,
alone at Plaintiff Bagwell's residence, SCUBA DIVING and having full usage of
Plaintiff's
Property in Plaintiff's absence.
Dean Seymour (left) and Plaintiff SCOTT K. BAGWELL (right), just getting home, and inviting everyone
inside.