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

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) (Aggravated Battery (Pregnant Victim)); 8.5 (Felony Battery); 8.11 (Battery on Law Enforcement Officer, Firefighter, Etc.); 8.13 (Aggravated Battery on Law Enforcement Officer,…