Horn v. State

17 So. 3d 342, 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 13483, 2009 WL 2900450

Opinion

PER CURIAM.

Michael Horn appeals his conviction for animal cruelty. 1 He correctly contends that it was error for the trial court to instruct the jury on the definition of “cruelty, torture, or torment.” The definition of these terms was unnecessary for a determination of Horn’s animal cruelty charge. However, no objection was made to these instructions at trial. Jury instructions are subject to the contemporaneous objection rule, and, absent an objection at trial, can be raised on appeal only if fundamental error occurred. State v. Weaver, 957 So.2d 586, 588 (Fla.2007). We conclude that no fundamental error occurred in this case, particularly given that the jury was properly instructed on the elements of the charged offense.

AFFIRMED.

LAWSON, EVANDER and COHEN, JJ., concur.

1 . § 828.12(2), Fla. Slat. (2007).