FL · jury_instructions
Fla. Std. Jury Instr. (Crim.) 3.12(f)
CRIME LEGALLY INTERLOCKING WITH A SPECIAL FINDING WITHIN THAT SAME COUNT
The charge of (insert appropriate charge) and the special finding associated with that charge are interrelated because a special finding that the defendant (insert the element of the special finding) is an essential element of (insert appropriate charge).
Accordingly, you should not return a verdict finding the defendant guilty of (insert appropriate charge) unless you also find, in the special finding, that the State proved the allegation that the defendant (insert the element of the special finding).
On the other hand, if you decide that the allegation that the defendant (insert the element of the special finding) in the special finding [for Count (insert the appropriate number of the relevant count)] has not been proven beyond a reasonable doubt, then you should not return a verdict finding the defendant guilty of (insert appropriate charge).
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- floridabar.org
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- 2026-08-18
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- 2026-08-18
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