FL · jury_instructions
Fla. Std. Jury Instr. (Crim.) 16.4(a)
CONTRIBUTING TO CHILD DEPENDENCY, PERSON 21 OR OLDER IMPREGNATING CHILD UNDER 16
§ 827.04(3), Fla. Stat.
To prove the crime of Contributing to Child Dependency, the State must prove the following three elements beyond a reasonable doubt:
1. (Defendant) impregnated (victim).
2. At the time, (defendant) was 21 years of age or older.
3. At the time, (victim) was a child under the age of 16 years.
Neither the victim’s lack of chastity nor the victim’s consent is a defense to this offense.
Lesser Included Offenses
No lesser included offenses have been identified for this offense.
Provenance
- Source
- floridabar.org
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-18
- Edition
- 2026-08-18
- Content hash
8b7816e0dfe68eb6d35f681833ca9394729780ff660cc3def3cae7fdc7ea0822
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