Supreme Court of Florida
In Re: Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases - Report 2017-03
March 8, 2018238 So. 3d 182
Summary
The Florida Supreme Court authorized the publication and use of amended standard jury instructions 16.10 (possession of child sexual material) and 25.7 (possession of a controlled substance), adopting a simplified definition of "possession" that requires knowledge of the material and intentional control. The Court noted its authority under Article V, §2(a) of the Florida Constitution and expressed no opinion on the correctness of the instructions.