In Re: Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases - Report 2017-11

Supreme Court of Florida ____________ No. SC17-2265 ____________ IN RE: STANDARD JURY INSTRUCTIONS IN CRIMINAL CASES— REPORT 2017-11. December 20, 2018 CORRECTED OPINION PER CURIAM. 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 the amended standard instructions for publication and use. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 2(a), Fla. Const. The Committee proposes amending the following existing instructions: 8.3 (Battery); 8.4 (Aggravated Battery); 8.4(a)…