In re Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases—Report No. 2013-01

The Supreme Court Committee on Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases (Committee) has proposed the following new criminal jury instruction for publication and use: 8.21 ([Assault] [Aggravated Assault] [Battery] [Aggravated Battery] by a Detainee Upon [Another Detainee] [a Visitor]). We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 2(a), Fla. Const.

Previously, the Committee published a prior version of the proposal in the April 30, 2011, edition of The Florida Bar News. No comments were received and the Committee filed its proposal in Case No. SC11-1313. The proposal to amend instruction 8.21 was…