FL · jury_instructions
Fla. Std. Jury Instr. (Crim.) 8.17
ASSAULT ON PERSON 65 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER
§ 784.08(2)(d), Fla. Stat.
To prove the crime of Assault on a Person 65 years of Age or Older, the State must prove the following four elements beyond a reasonable doubt:
1. (Defendant) intentionally and unlawfully threatened, either by word or act, to do violence to (victim).
2. At the time, (defendant) appeared to have the ability to carry out the threat.
3. The act of (defendant) created in the mind of (victim) a well-founded fear that the violence was about to take place.
4. (Victim) was at the time 65 years of age or older.
Lesser Included Offenses
ASSAULT ON PERSON 65 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER — 784.08(2)(d)
CATEGORY ONE
CATEGORY TWO
FLA. STAT.
INS. NO.
Assault
784.011
8.1
Attempt
777.04(1)
5.1
Provenance
- Source
- floridabar.org
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-18
- Edition
- 2026-08-18
- Content hash
162c2b6480b18f797bdee630c21379dddc24c4563ef0f34efaf0daa88fa83c81
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