{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-924.31","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 924.31","heading":"When argument necessary.","body":"A judgment may be affirmed if the appellant fails to argue, but it shall not be reversed unless the appellant submits a written brief or makes oral argument.\nHistory.—s. 307, ch. 19554, 1939; CGL 1940 Supp. 8663(320); s. 159, ch. 70-339.","path":["CHAPTER 924 CRIMINAL APPEALS AND COLLATERAL REVIEW"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0900-0999/0924/0924.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:16:25Z","sha256":"114831e1fd67e603a4bad2db168c19133192b88d4a3f7ba1dea029817901c402","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-924.28","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-924.33"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}