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In re Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases—Report No. 2011-03

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided May 17, 2012No. SC11-1313PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Per 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 approve both new and amended' standard instructions. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 2(a), Fla. Const.

On July 1, 2011, the Committee filed a report proposing amendments to the following five existing criminal instructions: 3.6(k) — Duress or Necessity; 3.9 — Weighing the Evidence; 3.10 — Rules for Deliberation; 6.4 — Attempted Second Degree Murder; and 28.5(a) — Racing on a Highway; proposing the following four new…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Jaffee v. RedmondSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  2. Wright v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1981
  3. Gahley v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1990
  4. State v. MenutoDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2005
  5. Cawthon v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1980

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. In re Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases-Report No. 2012-05Supreme Court of Florida · 2013
  2. In re Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases—Report 2012-07Supreme Court of Florida · 2013
  3. In Re STANDARD JURY INSTRUCTIONS IN CRIMINAL CASES—REPORT NO. 2013-07Supreme Court of Florida · 2014
  4. In Re STANDARD JURY INSTRUCTIONS IN CIVIL, CRIMINAL, AND CONTRACT & BUSINESS CASES-JURORS’ USE OF ELECTRONIC DEVICESSupreme Court of Florida · 2014
  5. In Re STANDARD JURY INSTRUCTIONS IN CRIMINAL CASES—REPORT 2016-03Supreme Court of Florida · 2016

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