FL · jury_instructions
Fla. Std. Jury Instr. (Crim.) 17.1
FORGERY
§ 831.01, Fla. Stat.
To prove the crime of Forgery, the State must prove the following two elements beyond a reasonable doubt:
1. (Defendant) falsely [made] [altered] [forged] [counterfeited] a (document named in charge).
2. (Defendant) intended to injure or defraud some person or firm.
It is not necessary that the defendant intended to use (document named in charge) [himself] [herself] or to profit [himself] [herself] from its use. It is sufficient if [he] [she] intended that some person would use it to injure or defraud.
Give if victim not named.
Nor is it necessary to prove what person the defendant intended to be injured or defrauded if [he] [she] did intend that some person would be injured or defrauded.
Lesser Included Offenses
FORGERY — 831.01
CATEGORY ONE
CATEGORY TWO
FLA. STAT.
INS. NO.
None
Attempt
777.04(1)
5.1
Provenance
- Source
- floridabar.org
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-18
- Edition
- 2026-08-18
- Content hash
5057b21ad3903a9f97bbb4d18a95cfda6af412f0eeb324fb9fe3304ce777faeb
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