In Re STANDARD JURY INSTRUCTIONS IN CRIMINAL CASES-INSTRUCTION 6.6

The Supreme Court Committee on Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases (Committee) has submitted proposed changes to the standard jury instructions and asks that the Court authorize instruction 6.6 (Attempted Manslaughter by Act). 1 We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 2(a), Fla. Const.

In Williams v. State, 123 So.3d 23 (Fla.2013), the Court held that the standard jury instruction for the offense of attempted voluntary manslaughter, also known as attempted manslaughter by act, which required a finding that the defendant committed an act intended to cause the death of the victim,…