Home -> Law Blog Directory -> Criminal Law Blogs -> Florida Criminal Law Opinions

Criminal Law

: Florida Criminal Law Opinions

IN RE: STANDARD JURY INSTRUCTIONS IN CRIMINAL CASES- REPORT NO. 2008-02. No. SC08-484

By admin

IN RE: STANDARD JURY INSTRUCTIONS IN CRIMINAL CASES- REPORT NO. 2008-02. No. SC08-484 Supreme Court of Florida. [ December 18, 2008] PER CURIAM. The Supreme Court Committee on Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases (Committee) has submitted proposed changes to the standard jury instructions. We have jurisdiction.   See art. V, § 2(a), Fla. Const. Previously in case number SC05-1434, the Committee proposed six new instructions pertaining to lewd and lascivious conduct. All six instructions were based upon crimes set forth in section 800.04, Florida Statutes (2006), entitled ?Lewd or lascivious offenses committed upon or in the presence of persons less than 16 years of age.?  Two of the proposed instructions, instructions 11.10(a) (Lewd or Lascivious Battery (Engaging in Sexual Activity)) and 11...continue to full post

Full post as published by Florida Criminal Law Opinions on December 18, 2008 (boomark / email).