In re Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases—Report No. 2010-03

35 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 559, 48 So. 3d 41, 35 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 559, 2010 Fla. LEXIS 1641
CourtSupreme Court of Florida
DecidedOctober 7, 2010
DocketNo. SC10-636
StatusPublished
Cited by5 cases

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In re Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases—Report No. 2010-03, 35 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 559, 48 So. 3d 41, 35 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 559, 2010 Fla. LEXIS 1641 (Fla. 2010).

Opinion

PER CURIAM.

The Supreme Court Committee on Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases (Committee) has submitted a report seeking amendments to a number of standard criminal jury instructions pertaining to prostitution and lewd or lascivious conduct. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 2(a), Fla. Const.

The Committee’s report1 is in response to the Court’s request that the Committee [42]*42review the instructions on sexual offenses and consider “whether a uniform definition for ‘lewd and lascivious’ is needed and whether the term ‘sensual intent’ or ‘sensual intention’ should be included in that definition.” In re Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases—Report No. 2008-04, 995 So.2d 476, 477 n. 1 (Fla.2008) (amendments to instructions on sexual battery and prostitution); see also In re Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases—Report No. 2008-02, 998 So.2d 1138, 1139 n. 2 (Fla.2008) (amendments to instructions on lewd and lascivious molestation, conduct, and exhibition). The Committee’s proposals include the following: amending the definition of “lascivious” in instructions 11.8 and 11.9; adding the definition of “lewd and lascivious” to instruction 11.11; correcting instruction 23.2 to include the definition for “lewdness” previously authorized by the Court but inadvertently published as struck-through, see In re Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases—Report No. 2008-04, 995 So.2d at 476 n. 1, 483; and adding the definition of “procure” to instruction 23.6.2

The Committee published its proposals in the February 1, 2010, edition of The Florida Bar News. No comments were received. Having considered the Committee’s report, we hereby authorize the publication and use of the instructions as they appear in the attached appendix.3 In authorizing the publication and use of these instructions, we express no opinion on their correctness 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 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 indicated by struck-through type. The instructions as set forth in the appendix shall be effective when this opinion becomes final.

It is so ordered.

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

APPENDIX

11.8 COMMITTING UNNATURAL AND LASCIVIOUS ACT

§ 800.02, Fla.Stat.

To prove the crime of Committing an Unnatural and Lascivious Act, the State must prove the following two elements beyond a reasonable doubt:

1. (Defendant) (copy from charge) with (person named in charge).
2. The act was unnatural and lascivious.

DefinitionsL

“Unnatural” means not in accordance with nature or with normal feelings or behavior.

[43]*43“Lascivious” means a wicked, lustful or unchaste, licentious, or sensual intent on the part of the person doing an act.normally tending to excite a desire for-sexual satisfaction,

Lesser Included Offenses

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Comment

This instruction was adopted in 1981 and revised in 2010.

11.9 EXPOSURE OF SEXUAL ORGANS (IN A VULGAR OR INDECENT MANNER)

§ 800.03, Fla.Stat.

To prove the crime of [Indecent Exposure] [or] [Nakedness], the State must prove the following four elements beyond a reasonable doubt:

1. (Defendant)
[exposed or exhibited [his] [her] sexual organs].
[was naked].
2. [He] [She] [did so] [was naked]
[in a public place].
[on the private premises of another].
[so near the private premises of another as to be seen from those private premises].
3. (Defendant) intended the [exposure or exhibition of [his] [her] sexual organs] [or] [nakedness] to be in a vulgar, indecent, lewd, or lascivious manner.
4.The [exposure or exhibition of the sexual organs] [or] [nakedness] was in a vulgar, indecent, lewd, or lascivious manner.

Proof of mere nudity or exposure is not sufficient to sustain a conviction.

As used in regard to this offense the words “vulgar,” “indecent,” “lewd,” and “lascivious” mean the same thing. They mean an -unlawful-indulgence-in lust or a wicked, lustful, unchaste, licentious, or sensual intent on the part of the person doing thean act.

Acts are not vulgar, indecent, lewd, or lascivious unless such acts cause offense to one or more persons viewing those acts or unless the acts substantially intrude upon the rights of others.

A “public place” is any place intended or designed to be frequented or resorted to by the public.

[44]*44Lesser Included Offenses

This instruction was adopted in 1981 and was amended in 1997 [697 So.2d 84] and 2010.

11.10 LEWD, LASCIVIOUS, INDECENT ASSAULT OR ACT UPON OR IN THE PRESENCE OF CHILD; SEXUAL BATTERY

§ 800.04, Fla. Stat.

Give only for those offenses committed on-er-he/ore October 1, 1999.

To prove the crime of (crime charged), the State must prove the following two elements beyond a reasonable doubt:

1. (Victim) was under the age of 16 years.
Give as applicable.
2. (Defendant)
a. [made an assault upon (victim) in a lewd, lascivious, or indecent manner].
[handled or fondled (victim) in a lewd, lascivious, or indecent manner].
b. (Defendant) committed upon (victim) or forced or enticed (victim) to commit
[actual or simulated sexual intercourse].
[deviate sexual intercourse],
[sexual bestiality].
[masturbation].
[sadomasochistic abuse].
[actual lewd exhibition of the genitals],
[any act or conduct which simulated that sexual battery was being or would be committed on (victim) ].
c. (Defendant)
[committed an act [upon] [with] (victim) in which the sexual organ of the [ (defendant) ] [ (victim) ] penetrated or had union with the [anus] [vagina] [mouth] of [(victim) ] [ (defendant) ]].
[committed an act upon (victim) in which the [anus] [vagina] of (victim) was penetrated by an object].
d.

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