FL · jury_instructions
Fla. Std. Jury Instr. (Crim.) 3.9(b)
DEFENDANT’S STATEMENTS
A statement claimed to have been made by the defendant outside of court has been introduced into evidence. Such a statement should be considered with caution and be weighed with great care to make certain it was freely and voluntarily made.
If you conclude the defendant made the statement, you must also determine from the evidence whether the defendant’s statement was freely and voluntarily made.
In making this determination, you should consider the circumstances, including but not limited to
1. whether, when the defendant made the statement, [he] [she] had been threatened to get [him] [her] to make the statement,
and
2. whether anyone had promised [him] [her] anything to get [him] [her] to make the statement.
If you conclude the defendant made the out of court statement, but it was not freely and voluntarily made, you should disregard it.
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- floridabar.org
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- 2026-08-18
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- 2026-08-18
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