In Re Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases—report No. 2014-06

The Supreme Court Committee on Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases (Committee) has submitted a report proposing amendments to two existing standard criminal jury instructions. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 2(a), Fla. Const.

The Committee proposes amending instructions 3.6(f) — Justifiable Use of Deadly Force and 3.6(g) — Justifiable Use of Non-Deadly Force. Before filing its report with the Court, the Committee published its proposals in The Florida Bar News. Four comments were received. Upon consideration of the comments, the Committee modified the language in various parts of…