In Re STANDARD JURY INSTRUCTIONS IN CIVIL, CRIMINAL, AND CONTRACT & BUSINESS CASES-JURORS’ USE OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES

The Supreme Court Committees on Standard Jury Instructions in Civil, Criminal, and Contract and Business Cases (Committees) have submitted proposed changes to their respective standard jury instructions and ask that the Court authorize the amended standard instructions for publication and use. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 2(a), Fla. Const.

In In re Amendments to the Florida Rules of Judicial Administration — Rule 2451 (Use of Electronic Devices), 118 So.3d 193, 194 n. 3 (Fla.2013), the Court requested the Committees “to review them respective bodies of instructions and propose any…