Supreme Court of Florida
In Re: Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases - Report No. 2015-01
September 24, 2015
Summary
The court authorized amended standard criminal jury instructions concerning welfare fraud and a new instruction concerning games of chance for publication and use. It did so after considering the committee's report and comments, while expressly declining to resolve the instructions' legal correctness. The court noted that a special instruction may be appropriate when repayment of wrongfully obtained public assistance bears on intent.