Supreme Court of Florida
In Re: Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases - Report 2019-11
February 27, 2020
Summary
The court authorized amended standard criminal jury instructions for publication and use, effective immediately. The amendments revise the verdict instruction, expand and clarify the sexual cyberharassment instruction, add and reorganize elements for transmission of material harmful to minors, and reorganize the attempted escape instruction to reflect statutory changes. The court expressly stated that authorization does not resolve the instructions' legal correctness or prevent requests for alternative instructions. No separate opinions were filed.