Supreme Court of Florida
In Re: Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases - Report 2016-12
April 27, 2017216 So. 3d 1281
Summary
The court authorized publication and use of an amended instruction on false information to law enforcement and a new instruction on unlawful use of a two-way communications device. The amended instruction adds an instruction that the investigated crime is a felony, while the new instruction tracks the statutory elements and identifies the underlying felony. The authorization does not express an opinion on the instructions’ legal correctness and does not preclude requests for alternative instructions or challenges to their correctness.