FL · jury_instructions
Fla. Std. Jury Instr. (Crim.) 3.6(o)
TRANSFERRED INTENT
If the defendant [or [his] [her] principal] intends to [hit] [strike] [shoot] a person, and in the process [hits] [strikes] [shoots] a different or unintended person, the law transfers the intent to [hit] [strike] [shoot] the intended person to any person who was actually [hit] [struck] [shot].
Give if applicable.
Under Florida law, mistaken identity of a person does not negate the doctrine of transferred intent.
Provenance
- Source
- floridabar.org
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-18
- Edition
- 2026-08-18
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