FL · rules
Fla. R. Crim. P. 3.510
Determination of Attempts and Lesser Included Offenses
On an indictment or information on which the defendant is to
be tried for any offense the jury may convict the defendant of:
(a) an attempt to commit the offense if such attempt is an
offense and is supported by the evidence. The judge shall not
instruct the jury if there is no evidence to support the attempt and
the only evidence proves a completed offense; or
(b) any offense that as a matter of law is a necessarily
included offense or a lesser included offense of the offense charged
in the indictment or information and is supported by the evidence.
The judge shall not instruct on any lesser included offense as to
which there is no evidence.
History
Committee Notes 1968 Adoption. Same as section 919.16, Florida Statutes. The standing committee on Florida court rules raised the question as to whether this rule is procedural or substantive and directed the subcommittee to call this fact to the attention of the supreme court. 1972 Amendment. Same as prior rule except that references to affidavit have been deleted.
Provenance
- Source
- floridabar.org
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-14
- Edition
- 2026-09-14
- Content hash
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