Legal Opinion
In re Trial Courts of the Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided April 16, 1981No. Nos. 57734, 58799PublishedCited by 126 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*595ORDER AND OPINION OF SUPREME COURT OF FLORIDA ADOPTING FLORIDA STANDARD JURY INSTRUCTIONS IN CRIMINAL CASES
OVERTON, Justice.
This cause is before this Court upon the report of the Supreme Court Committee on Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases, which recommended: (1) revision of the current standard jury instructions; (2) bifurcation of the instructions by giving certain general instructions at the beginning of the trial; (3) approval of instructions and a handbook for grand jurors; (4) establishment of a table of lesser included offenses; and (5) a requirement that felony murder be…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Holland v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Brown v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1968
- Knight v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1976
- Lomax v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1977
3Cited by126 opinions
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