Supreme Court of Florida

In Re: Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases - Report 2017-09

March 8, 2018238 So. 3d 192

Summary

The Supreme Court of Florida authorized the Committee on Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases to publish and use the proposed new and amended standard criminal jury instructions. The Court exercised its constitutional authority under Article V, §2(a) of the Florida Constitution and noted that it expressed no view on the correctness of the instructions. The order becomes effective when the opinion is final.