In Re Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases—Report No. 2008-08

6 So. 3d 574, 34 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 232, 2009 Fla. LEXIS 313, 2009 WL 465938
CourtSupreme Court of Florida
DecidedFebruary 26, 2009
DocketSC08-2431
StatusPublished
Cited by19 cases

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In Re Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases—Report No. 2008-08, 6 So. 3d 574, 34 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 232, 2009 Fla. LEXIS 313, 2009 WL 465938 (Fla. 2009).

Opinion

PER CURIAM.

The Supreme Court Committee on Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases (Committee) has submitted proposed changes to the standard jury instructions and requests that the Court authorize the new and amended instructions for publication and use. 1 The Committee proposes the following new instructions: 7.8(a)— Boating under the Influence Manslaughter; 10.18 — Altering or Removing Firearm Serial Number/Sale or Delivery of Firearm with Serial Number Altered or Removed; 11.17(a) — Soliciting a Child for Unlawful Sexual Conduct Using Computer Services or Devices; 11.17(b) — Soliciting a Parent of a Child for Unlawful Sexual Conduct Using Computer Services or Devices; 11.17(c) — Traveling to Meet a Minor; 11.17(d) — Traveling to Meet a Minor Facilitated by Parent or Custodian; 15.4— Robbery by Sudden Snatching; 28.1(a)— Driving Under the Influence Causing Property Damage or Injury; 28.5(a) — Racing on a Highway; 28.14 — Boating Under the Influence; 28.15 — Boating Under the Influence Causing Property Damage or Injury; 28.16 — Felony Boating Under the Influence; and 28.17 — Boating Under the Influence Causing Serious Bodily Injury. In addition, the Committee proposes amendments to the following instructions: 7.8 — Dl’iving Under the Influence Manslaughter; 28.1 — Driving While Under the Influence; 28.2 — Felony Driving Under the Influence; and 28.3 — Driving Under the Influence Causing Serious Bodily Injury. The Committee published the proposals for comment in The Florida Bar News prior to submission to the Court. No comments were received by the Committee.

Having considered the Committee’s report and the minority position, we hereby authorize the publication and use of the instructions, with the following modifications.

First, chapter 28, Traffic Offenses, is hereby renamed “Transportation Offenses.” Chapter 28 of the Standard Jury Instructions previously was limited to vehicle-related offenses. New instructions 28.14, 28.15, 28.16, and 28.17, relating to boating under the influence, are not traffic offenses or vehicle-related. Compare § 316.003(75), Fla. Stat. (2008) (“Vehicle” means “[ejvery device, in, upon, or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway, excepting devices used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks.”) (emphasis added); and § 316.003(57), Fla. Stat. (2008) (“Traffic” means “[pjedestrians, ridden or herded animals, and vehicles, streetcars, and other conveyances either singly or together while using any street or highway for purposes of travel.”) (emphasis added), with § 327.02(39), Fla. Stat. (2008) (“ ‘Vessel’ is synonymous with boat as referenced in s. 1(b), Art. VII of the State Constitution and includes every description of watercraft, barge, and airboat, other than a seaplane on the water, used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water.”).

*575 Second, in respect to instruction 11.17(b) — Soliciting a Parent, Legal Guardian, or Custodian of a Child for Unlawful Sexual Conduct Using Computer Services or Devices, we added the terms “legal guardian” and “custodian” to the title. A similar modification was made to the title of instruction 11.17(d) — Traveling to Meet a Minor Facilitated by Parent, Legal Guardian, or Custodian.

Finally, we added the statutory definitions for “deviant sexual intercourse,” section 847.001(5), Florida Statutes (2008), and “sexual bestiality,” section 847.001(15), to instructions 11.17(a), 11.17(b), 11.17(e), and 11.17(d). Both of these phrases are included in the definition of “sexual conduct,” which is used in those four instructions.

In authorizing the publication and use of the instructions as set forth in the appendix to this opinion, we express no opinion on the correctness of those instructions and remind all interested parties that this authorization forecloses neither requesting additional or alternative instructions nor contesting the legal correctness of the instructions. We further caution all interested parties that any notes and comments associated with the instructions reflect only the opinion of the Committee and are not necessarily indicative of the views of this Court as to their correctness or applicability. New language is indicated by underlining, and deleted language is struck through. The instructions as set forth in the appendix 2 shall be effective when this opinion becomes final.

It is so ordered.

QUINCE, C.J., and WELLS, PARIENTE, LEWIS, CANADY, POLSTON, and LABARGA, JJ., concur.

APPENDIX

7.8 DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE BUI MANSLAUGHTER

§ 316.193(3)(a)(b)(c)3, Fla. Stat.

To prove the crime of BUI Driving under the Influence Manslaughter, the State must prove the following three elements beyond a reasonable doubt:

1. (Defendant) drove or was in actual physical control of a vehicle.
Give-&a-or 2b-as applicable.
2. While driving or while in actual physical control of the vehicle, (defendant)
Give 2a or 2b or both as applicable.
a. was under the influence of [alcoholic beverages] [a chemical substance] [a controlled substance] to the extent that [his] [her] normal faculties were impaired.
b. had a [blood] orfbreath] — alcohol level of 0.08 or higher- more grams of alcohol per [100 milliliters of blood] [210 liters of breath].
3. As a result of operating the vehicle, (defendant) caused or contributed to the cause of the death of [ (victim) ] [an unborn quick child].
Magano v. -State, 537 So.Sd 56k (Fla. moh *576 Give if § 316.193(3)(a)(b)(c)3b, Fla. Stat, is charged:
If you find the defendant guilty of Driving under the e Influence Manslaughter, you must further determine whether the State proved beyond a reasonable doubt that:
4. (Defendant), at the time of the crash,
a. knew or should have known that the crash occurred
and
b. failed to give information as required by law
and
c. failed to render aid as required by law.

Florida law requires that the driver of any vehicle involved in a crash resulting in injury to or death of any person, or damage to any vehicle or other property which is driven or attended by any person, must supply [his] [her] name, address, and the registration number of the vehicle [he] [she] is driving to any person injured in the crash or to the driver or occupant of or person attending any vehicle or other property damaged in the crash. Upon request and if available, the driver shall also exhibit [his] [her] license or permit to drive.

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