Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases (97-2)

The Supreme Court Committee on Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases has submitted the following proposed amendments to the Florida Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases:

1. A revised Schedule of Lesser Included Offenses.1

2. A New Instruction on Duress or Necessity.

3. A Supplemental Instruction on Penalty Phase Proceedings.

4. An Amended Instruction on Entrapment.

5. An Amended Instruction on False Imprisonment.

6. Amended Instructions Relating to DUI.

7. A New Instruction on Sexual Activity with a Minor.

The foregoing list of proposed amendments was published in The Florida Bar News…