Supreme Court of Florida
In Re Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases-Report No. 2012-04
December 5, 201338 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 877
Summary
The Florida Supreme Court authorized publication and use of a slate of new and amended standard criminal jury instructions, inserting the statutory phrase “or employee” into two witness‑tampering instructions and correcting a citation in an open‑house‑party instruction. The Court noted that this authorization does not constitute an endorsement of the instructions’ correctness. It also affirmed its jurisdiction to approve such instructions under the state constitution.