Jury Instructions

If you believe from the evidence that the defendant, although in some fault in the first instance in provoking or bringing on the difficulty, was attacked by the deceased, and that he, the defendant, retreated as far as possible and announced his desire for peace, then if you further believe from the evidence that that […]

Florida Standard Jury Instructions-Criminal (FSJI-Cr) Part 1 General Instructions FSJI-Cr 3.3(a) AGGRAVATION OF A FELONY BY CARRYING A FIREARM (“10-20-Life”) § 775.087(1), Fla. Stat. If you find that (defendant) committed (felony as identified by § 775.087(1), Fla. Stat.) and you also find beyond a reasonable doubt that during the commission of the crime, [he] [she] personally

Florida Standard Jury Instructions-Criminal (FSJI-Cr) Part 2. Instructions on Crimes FLJI 10.13 SHOOTING OR THROWING MISSILES IN DWELLING § 790.19, Fla.Stat. To prove the crime of (crime charged), the State must prove the following three elements beyond a reasonable doubt: (Defendant)[shot a firearm]. [threw a missile]. [hurled or projected a stone or other hard substance that

Florida Standard Jury Instructions-Criminal (FSJI-Cr) Part 2. Instructions on Crimes FLJI 8.3 BATTERY § 784.03, Fla.Stat. To prove the crime of Battery, the State must prove the following element beyond a reasonable doubt: Give 1 or 2 as applicable. [(Defendant) intentionally touched or struck (victim) against [his] [her] will.] [(Defendant) intentionally caused bodily harm to

Florida Standard Jury Instructions-Criminal (FSJI-Cr) Part 2. Instructions on Crimes FLJI 8.1 ASSAULT § 784.011, Fla.Stat. To prove the crime of Assault, the State must prove the following three elements beyond a reasonable doubt: (Defendant) intentionally and unlawfully threatened, either by word or act, to do violence to (victim). At the time, (defendant) appeared to

Florida Standard Jury Instructions-Criminal (FSJI-Cr) Part 2. Instructions on Crimes FLJI 6.4 ATTEMPTED SECOND DEGREE MURDER §§ 782.04(2) and 777.04, Fla.Stat. To prove the crime of Attempted Second Degree Murder, the State must prove the following two elements beyond a reasonable doubt: (Defendant) intentionally committed an act which would have resulted in the death of

Florida Standard Jury Instructions-Criminal (FSJI-Cr) Part 2. Instructions on Crimes FLJI 6.2 ATTEMPTED MURDER — FIRST DEGREE (PREMEDITATED) §§ 782.04(1)(a) and 777.04, Fla.Stat. To prove the crime of Attempted First Degree Premeditated Murder, the State must prove the following three elements beyond a reasonable doubt: (Defendant) did some act intended to cause the death of

Florida Standard Jury Instructions-Criminal (FSJI-Cr) Part 2. Instructions on Crimes 7.2 MURDER—FIRST DEGREE § 782.04(1)(a), Fla. Stat. When there will be instructions on both premeditated and felony murder, the following explanatory paragraph should be read to the jury. There are two ways in which a person may be convicted of first degree murder. One is