Title: In Re: Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases

State: florida

Issuer: Florida Supreme Court

Document:

Supreme Court of Florida 
 
 
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No. SC14-465 
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IN RE:  STANDARD JURY INSTRUCTIONS 
IN CRIMINAL CASES—REPORT NO. 2014-03. 
 
[January 29, 2015] 
 
PER CURIAM. 
 
The Supreme Court Committee on Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal 
Cases (Committee) has submitted a report proposing changes to the standard 
criminal jury instructions and asks the Court to authorize the amended standard 
instructions for publication and use.  We have jurisdiction.  See art. V, § 2(a), Fla. 
Const. 
 
The Committee proposes changes to the following six standard criminal jury 
instructions: (1) 11.1, Sexual Battery–Victim Less Than 12 Years of Age; (2) 11.2, 
Sexual Battery–Victim 12 Years of Age or Older–Great Force; (3) 11.3, Sexual 
Battery–Victim 12 Years of Age or Older–Specified Circumstances; (4) 11.4, 
Sexual Battery–Person 12 Years of Age or Older; (5) 11.5, Solicitation of Child 
Under 18 Years of Age to Engage in an Act that Constitutes Sexual Battery by 
 
 
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Person in Familial or Custodial Authority; and (6) 11.6, Sexual Battery Upon Child 
12 Years of Age or Older but Under 18 Years of Age by Person in Familial or 
Custodial Authority. 
 
The Committee previously proposed amendments to Criminal Jury 
Instruction 11.1.  The Court declined to authorize the proposed changes due to a 
lack of supporting legal authority for certain proposed changes and a perceived 
logical inconsistency in the table of lesser-included offenses.  See In re Std. Jury 
Instrs. in Crim. Cases—Report No. 2012-05, 131 So. 3d 755, 756 (Fla. 2013).  We 
asked the Committee to reconsider its proposal.  The current report provides the 
legal support previously found lacking and clarifies the Committee’s reasoning 
with respect to the table of lesser-included offenses.  After the Committee’s report 
was filed with the Court, the proposed changes were published in The Florida Bar 
News and comments were solicited.  No comments were filed. 
In reconsidering its proposed changes to instruction 11.1, the Committee 
discovered additional issues affecting not only instruction 11.1 but also instructions 
11.2–11.6.  All six instructions are amended in order to include all the possible 
ways the various offenses can be committed based on the statutory language 
defining the offenses.  Other changes are made to conform the instructions and 
notes to the statutory language and caselaw.  Obsolete notes and comments are 
 
 
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deleted from the instructions.  The tables of lesser-included offenses are revised for 
technical correctness and consistency.  
Upon consideration of the Committee’s report, we authorize the amended 
instructions, as set forth in the appendix to this opinion, for publication and use.1  
New language is indicated by underlining, and deleted language is indicated by 
struck-through type.               
 
In authorizing the publication and use of these instructions, we express no 
opinion on their correctness and remind all interested parties that this authorization 
forecloses neither requesting additional or alternative instructions nor contesting 
the legal correctness of the instructions. We further caution all interested parties 
that any comments associated with the instructions reflect only the opinion of the 
Committee and are not necessarily indicative of the views of this Court as to their 
correctness or applicability.  The instructions as set forth in the appendix shall be 
effective when this opinion becomes final. 
 
It is so ordered. 
LABARGA, C.J., and PARIENTE, LEWIS, QUINCE, CANADY, POLSTON, 
and PERRY, JJ., concur.  
                                          
 
 
1.  The amendments as reflected in the appendix are to the Criminal Jury 
Instructions as they appear on the Court’s website at www.floridasupremecourt.org  
/jury_instructions/instructions.shtml.  We recognize that there may be minor  
discrepancies between the instructions as they appear on the website and the 
published versions of the instructions.  Any discrepancies as to instructions 
authorized for publication and use after October 25, 2007, should be resolved by 
reference to the published opinion of this Court authorizing the instruction. 
 
 
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NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE REHEARING MOTION, AND 
IF FILED, DETERMINED.  
 
Original Proceedings – Supreme Court Committee on Standard Jury Instructions in 
Criminal Cases 
 
Judge Jerri Lynn Collins, Chair, Supreme Court Committee on Standard Jury 
Instructions in Criminal Cases, Sanford, Florida; Judge Joseph Anthony Bulone, 
Past Chair, Supreme Court Committee on Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal 
Cases, Clearwater, Florida; and Bart Neil Schneider, Staff Liaison, Office of the 
State Courts Administrator, Tallahassee, Florida,  
 
for Petitioner 
 
 
 
 
 
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APPENDIX 
 
11.1 SEXUAL BATTERY — 
VICTIM LESS THAN 12 YEARS OF AGE 
§ 794.011(2), Fla. Stat. 
 
 
To prove the crime of Sexual Battery upon a Person Less Than 12 Years 
of Age, the State must prove the following three elements beyond a reasonable 
doubt: 
 
 
1. 
(Victim) was less than 12 years of age. 
 
 
Give 2a, 2b, 2c, or 2d as applicable. 
2. 
a. 
(Defendant) committed an act [upon] [with] (victim) in 
which the sexual organ of the [(defendant)] [(victim)] 
penetrated or had union with the [anus] [vagina] [mouth] of 
the [(victim)] [(defendant)]. 
 
 
b. 
(Defendant) committed an act [upon] [with] (victim) in 
which the [anus] [vagina] of [(victim)] [(defendant)] was 
penetrated by an object. 
 
 
c. 
(Defendant) injured the sexual organ of (victim) in an 
attempt to commit an act [upon] [with] (victim) in which the 
sexual organ of the [(defendant)] [(victim)] would have 
penetrated or would have had union with the [anus] 
[vagina] [mouth] of the [(victim)] [(defendant)]. 
 
 
d. 
(Defendant) injured the sexual organ of (victim) in an 
attempt to commit an act upon (victim) in which the [anus] 
[vagina] of (victim) would be penetrated by an object. 
 
 
Give 3a or 3b as applicable. 
3. 
a. 
(Defendant) was 18 years of age or older at the time of the 
sexual battery. 
 
 
b. 
(Defendant) was less than 18 years of age at the time of the 
sexual battery. 
 
 
 
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Give if applicable. 
 
However, any act done for bona fide medical purposes is not a sexual 
battery. 
 
Definition.  Give if applicable. 
 
“Union” means contact. 
 
           Give if requested. Khianthalat v. State, 974 So. 2d 359 (Fla. 2008). 
Consent of (victim) is not a defense to the crime charged. 
 
Give if requested. § 794.022, Fla. Stat. 
(Victim’s) lack of chastity is not a defense to the crime charged. 
 
           § 794.021, Fla. Stat. 
Ignorance of (victim’s) age, (victim’s) misrepresentation of his or her 
age, or a defendant’s bona fide belief of (victim’s) age is not a defense to the 
crime charged. 
 
In the event that multiple perpetrators is charged and proven, give 
instruction on enhancement.   
§ 794.023, Fla. Stat. 
 
 
The option of the word “[with] (victim)” in 2a and 2c is provided to reflect 
the manner in which the crime was committed. See Coleman v. State, 484 So.2d 
624 (Fla. 1st DCA 1986), at pages 627, 628. 
 
Lesser-Included Offenses 
 
SEXUAL BATTERY — VICTIM UNDER 12 — 794.011(2)(a)–(b) 
CATEGORY ONE 
CATEGORY TWO 
FLA. STAT. 
INS. NO. 
Battery 
 
784.03(1)(a)1 8.3 
 
Solicitation by person in 
familial authority 
794.011(8)(c) 11.5 
 
Attempt 
777.04(1) 
5.1 
 
Assault Aggravated battery 784.011 
784.045(1)(a) 
8.18.4 
 
Felony Battery  
784.041(1) 
8.5 
 
Aggravated assault 
784.021(1)(a) 8.2 
 
Aggravated battery Assault 784.045(1)(a) 
784.011 
8.4 8.1 
 
 
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Comment 
 
This instruction was adopted in 1981 and was amended in 1987 [508 So. 2d 
1221], 1995 [657 So. 2d 1152], and 2007, by adding 3(a) and 3(b) pursuant to 
Glover v. State, [863 So. 2d 236], (Fla. 2003) and 2015. 
 
11.2 SEXUAL BATTERY — VICTIM 12 YEARS OF 
 AGE OR OLDER — GREAT FORCE OR DEADLY WEAPON 
§ 794.011(3), Fla. Stat. 
 
 
To prove the crime of Sexual Battery upon a Person 12 Years of Age or 
Older with the Use of [a Deadly Weapon] [or] [Physical Force Likely to Cause 
Serious Personal Injury], the State must prove the following four elements 
beyond a reasonable doubt: 
 
1. 
(Victim) was 12 years of age or older. 
 
2. 
a. 
[(Defendant) committed an act [upon] [with] (victim) in 
which the sexual organ of the [(defendant)] [(victim)] 
penetrated or had union with the [anus] [vagina] [mouth] of 
the [(victim)] [(defendant)].] 
 
           b. 
(Defendant) committed an act [upon] [with] (victim) in 
which the [anus] [vagina] of [(victim)] [(defendant)] was 
penetrated by an object. 
 
3. 
 (Defendant) in the process 
 
a. 
[used or threatened to use a deadly weapon]. 
 
b. 
[used actual physical force likely to cause serious personal 
injury]. 
 
4. 
The act was done without the consent of (victim). 
 
 
 
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Definitions. 
 
Give in all cases. 
 
“Consent” means intelligent, knowing, and voluntary consent and does 
not include coerced submission.  Consent does not mean the failure by the 
alleged victim to offer physical resistance to the offender. 
 
 
Give if applicable. 
 
Evidence of the victim’s mental incapacity or defect, if any, may be 
considered in determining whether there was an intelligent, knowing, and 
voluntary consent. 
 
 
“Mentally incapacitated” means that a person is rendered temporarily 
incapable of appraising or controlling his or her conduct due to the influence 
of a narcotic, anesthetic, or intoxicating substance administered to that person 
without his or her consent, or due to any other act committed upon that 
person without his or her consent. 
 
 
“Mentally defective” means that a person suffers from a mental disease 
or defect that renders that person temporarily or permanently incapable of 
appraising the nature of his or her conduct. 
 
 
“Union” means contact. 
 
 
Give if 3a alleged. 
 
A weapon is a “deadly weapon” if it is used or threatened to be used in a 
way likely to produce death or great bodily harm. 
 
 
Give if 3b alleged. 
 
“Serious personal injury” means great bodily harm or pain, permanent 
disability, or permanent disfigurement. 
 
 
Give if applicable. 
 
However, any act done for bona fide medical purposes is not a sexual 
battery. 
 
Give if requested. § 794.022, Fla. Stat. 
(Victim’s) lack of chastity is not a defense to the crime charged. 
 
           In the event that multiple perpetrators is charged and proven, give 
instruction on enhancement.  § 794.023, Fla. Stat. 
 
 
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The option of the word “[with] (victim)” in 2a is provided to reflect the 
manner in which the crime was committed.  See Coleman v. State, 484 So. 2d 624 
(Fla. 1st DCA 1986), at pages 627, 628. 
 
Lesser-Included Offenses 
 
SEXUAL BATTERY — VICTIM OVER 12 — WEAPON OR 
FORCE — 794.011(3) 
CATEGORY ONE 
CATEGORY TWO 
FLA. STAT. 
INS. NO. 
Sexual battery 
 
794.011(5) 
11.4 
Battery 
 
784.03(1)(a)1 
8.3 
 
Sexual battery 
794.011(4) 
11.3 
 
Attempt 
777.04(1) 
5.1 
 
Lewd or lascivious 
battery 
800.04(4) 
11.10 or 
11.10(a) 
 
Aggravated battery 
784.045(1)(a) 
8.4 
 
Felony battery 
784.041(1) 
8.5 
 
Aggravated assault 
784.021(1)(a) 
8.2 
 
Assault 
784.011 
8.1 
 
Comment 
 
 
This instruction was adopted in 1981 and was amended in 1987 [508 So. 2d 
1221], 1995 [657 So. 2d 1152], 2003 [850 So. 2d 1272], and 2008 [995 So. 2d 
476], and 2015. 
 
11.3 SEXUAL BATTERY — VICTIM 12 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER — 
SPECIFIED CIRCUMSTANCES  
§ 794.011(4), Fla. Stat. 
 
 
To prove the crime of Sexual Battery upon a Person 12 Years of Age or 
Older under Specified Circumstances, the State must prove the following four 
elements beyond a reasonable doubt: 
 
1. 
(Victim) was 12 years of age or older. 
 
2. 
a. 
[(Defendant) committed an act [upon] [with] (victim) in 
which the sexual organ of the [(defendant)] [(victim)] 
 
 
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penetrated or had union with the [anus] [vagina] [mouth] of 
the [(victim)] [(defendant)].] 
 
           b. 
(Defendant) committed an act [upon] [with] (victim) in 
which the [anus] [vagina] of [(victim)] [(defendant)] was 
penetrated by an object. 
  
3. 
a. 
[(Victim) was physically helpless to resist.] 
 
b. 
[(Defendant) coerced (victim) to submit by threatening to use 
force or violence likely to cause serious personal injury and 
(victim) reasonably believed the (defendant) had the present 
ability to execute the threat.] 
 
c. 
[(Defendant) coerced (victim) to submit by threat of 
retaliation against (victim) or any other person and (victim) 
reasonably believed that (defendant) had the ability to 
execute the threat in the future.] 
 
d. 
[(Defendant), without prior knowledge or consent of (victim), 
administered or had knowledge of someone else 
administering to (victim) a narcotic, anesthetic, or other 
intoxicating substance that mentally or physically 
incapacitated (victim).] 
 
e. 
[(Victim) was mentally defective and (defendant) had reason 
to believe this or had actual knowledge of that fact.] 
 
f. 
[(Victim) was physically incapacitated.] 
 
g. 
[(Defendant) was at the time a[n] (insert official title or 
position) and was a[n] [certified [law enforcement officer] 
[correctional officer] [correctional probation officer]] 
[elected official exempt from certification] [person in a 
position of control or authority in a probation, community 
control, controlled release, detention, custodial, or similar 
setting] and the [officer] [official] [person] was acting in 
such a manner as to lead (victim) to  
reasonably believe that 
(defendant) was in a position of control or authority as an 
agent or employee of government.] 
 
 
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4. 
The act was committed without the consent of (victim). 
 
 
Definitions. 
 
Give in all cases. 
 
“Consent” means intelligent, knowing, and voluntary consent and does 
not include coerced submission.  Consent does not mean the failure by the 
alleged victim to offer physical resistance to the offender. 
 
 
Give if applicable. 
 
Evidence of the victim's mental incapacity or defect, if any, may be 
considered in determining whether there was an intelligent, knowing, and 
voluntary consent. 
 
 
“Mentally incapacitated” means that a person is rendered temporarily 
incapable of appraising or controlling his or her conduct due to the influence 
of a narcotic, anesthetic, or intoxicating substance administered to that person 
without his or her consent, or due to any other act committed upon that 
person without his or her consent. 
 
 
“Mentally defective” means that a person suffers from a mental disease 
or defect that renders that person temporarily or permanently incapable of 
appraising the nature of his or her conduct. 
 
 
“Union” means contact. 
 
 
Give if 3a alleged. 
 
“Physically helpless” means that a person is unconscious, asleep, or for 
any other reason physically unable to communicate unwillingness to act. 
 
 
Give if 3b alleged. 
 
“Serious personal injury” means great bodily harm or pain, permanent 
disability, or permanent disfigurement. 
 
 
Give if 3f alleged. 
 
“Physically incapacitated” means that a person is bodily impaired or 
handicapped and substantially limited in his or her ability to resist or flee an 
act. 
 
 
 
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Give if applicable. 
 
However, any act done for bona fide medical purposes is not a sexual 
battery. 
 
Give if requested. § 794.022, Fla. Stat. 
(Victim’s) lack of chastity is not a defense to the crime charged. 
 
           In the event that multiple perpetrators is charged and proven, give 
instruction on enhancement.  § 794.023, Fla. Stat. 
 
 
The option of the word “[with] (victim)” in 2a is provided to reflect the 
manner in which the crime was committed.  See Coleman v. State, 484 So.2d 624 
(Fla. 1st DCA 1986), at pages 627, 628. 
 
Lesser-Included Offenses 
 
SEXUAL BATTERY — VICTIM OVER 12 — SPECIAL SPECIFIED 
CIRCUMSTANCES — 794.011(4) 
CATEGORY ONE 
CATEGORY TWO 
FLA. STAT. 
INS. NO. 
Sexual battery 
 
794.011(5) 
11.4 
Battery 
 
784.03(1)(a)1 
8.3 
 
Lewd or lascivious 
battery 
800.04(4) 
11.10 or 
11.10(a) 
 
Attempt 
777.04(1) 
5.1 
 
Aggravated battery 
784.045(1) 
8.4 
 
Felony battery  
784.041(1) 
8.5 
 
Aggravated assault 
784.021(1)(a) 
8.2 
 
Assault 
784.011 
8.1 
 
Comments 
 
 
Element 3g: See s. 943.10(1), (2), (3), (6), (7), (8), (9) for the definition of a 
law enforcement officer, correctional officer, or correctional probation officer who 
must be either certified pursuant to s. 943.1395 or an elected officer exempt from 
certification pursuant to s. 943.253. 
 
 
This instruction was adopted in 1981 and was amended in 1987 [508 So. 2d 
1221], 1992 [603 So. 2d 1175], 1995 [657 So. 2d 1152], 2003 [850 So. 2d 1272], 
and 2008 [995 So. 2d 476], and 2015. 
 
 
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11.4 SEXUAL BATTERY — PERSON 12 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER 
§ 794.011(5), Fla._Stat. 
 
 
To prove the crime of Sexual Battery upon a Person 12 Years of Age or 
Older, the State must prove the following three elements beyond a reasonable 
doubt: 
 
1. 
(Victim) was 12 years of age or older. 
 
 
Give 2a or 2b as applicable. 
2. 
a. 
[(Defendant) committed an act [upon] [with] (victim) in 
which the sexual organ of the [(defendant)] [(victim)] 
penetrated or had union with the [anus] [vagina] [mouth] of 
the [(victim)] [(defendant)].] 
 
 
b. 
(Defendant) committed an act [upon] [with] (victim) in 
which the [anus] [vagina] of [(victim)] [(defendant)] was 
penetrated by an object.  
 
3. 
The act was committed without the consent of (victim). 
 
 
Definitions 
 
Give in all cases. 
 
“Consent” means intelligent, knowing, and voluntary consent and does 
not include coerced submission. Consent does not mean the failure by the 
alleged victim to offer physical resistance to the offender. 
 
 
Give if applicable. 
 
Evidence of the victim’s mental incapacity or defect, if any, may be 
considered in determining whether there was an intelligent, knowing, and 
voluntary consent. 
 
 
“Mentally incapacitated” means that a person is rendered temporarily 
incapable of appraising or controlling his or her conduct due to the influence 
of a narcotic, anesthetic, or intoxicating substance administered to that person 
without his or her consent, or due to any other act committed upon that 
person without his or her consent. 
 
 
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“Mentally defective” means that a person suffers from a mental disease 
or defect that renders that person temporarily or permanently incapable of 
appraising the nature of his or her conduct. 
 
 
Give if applicable. 
 
“Union” means contact. 
 
          Give if applicable. 
 
However, any act done for bona fide medical purposes is not a sexual 
battery. 
 
Give if requested. § 794.022, Fla. Stat. 
(Victim’s) lack of chastity is not a defense to the crime charged. 
 
 
In the event that multiple perpetrators is charged and proven, give instruction 
on enhancement. § 794.023, Fla._Stat. 
 
 
The option of the word "[with] (victim)" in 2a is provided to reflect the manner 
in which the crime was committed. See Coleman v. State, 484 So.2d 624 (Fla. 1st 
DCA 1986), at pages 627, 628. 
 
Lesser-Included Offenses 
 
SEXUAL BATTERY — VICTIM OVER 12 — WITHOUT FORCE — 
794.011(5) 
CATEGORY ONE 
CATEGORY TWO 
FLA. STAT. 
INS. NO. 
Battery 
 
784.03(1)(a)1 
8.3 
 
Attempt 
777.04(1) 
5.1 
 
Assault 
784.011 
8.1 
 
Comment 
 
 
This instruction was adopted in 1981 and was amended in 1987 [508 So. 2d 
1221], 1995 [657 So. 2d 1152], and 2003 [850 So. 2d 1272], and 2015. 
 
 
 
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11.5 SOLICITATION OF CHILD UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE TO 
ENGAGE IN AN ACT THAT CONSTITUTES SEXUAL BATTERY BY 
PERSON IN FAMILIAL OR CUSTODIAL AUTHORITY 
§ 794.011(8)(a), Fla._Stat. 
 
 
To prove the crime of Solicitation of a Child to Engage in an Act that 
Constitutes Sexual Battery by a Person in Familial or Custodial Authority, the 
State must prove the following three elements beyond a reasonable doubt: 
 
1. 
(Victim) was less than 18 years of age. 
 
2. 
(Defendant) stood in the position of familial or custodial authority 
with regard to (victim). 
 
3. 
(Defendant) [commanded] [encouraged] [hired] [requested] [tried 
to induce] (victim) to engage in an act which constitutes sexual 
battery in which: 
 
a. [the sexual organ of the [(defendant)] [(victim)] would penetrate or 
have union with the [anus] [vagina] [mouth] of the [(victim)] 
[(defendant)]]. 
 
b. [the [anus] [vagina] of [(victim)] [(defendant)] would be penetrated 
by an object]. 
 
 
It is not necessary that a sexual battery actually take place for the crime 
to be completed. 
 
 
§ 794.011(8), Fla. Stat. 
 
It is not a defense that (victim) was willing to engage in an act which 
constitutes sexual battery or consented to engage in such acts. 
 
 
Give if applicable. 
 
However, any act done for bona fide medical purposes is not a sexual 
battery. 
 
 
 
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Definition. Give if applicable. 
 
“Union” means contact. 
 
Give if requested. § 794.022, Fla. Stat. 
(Victim’s) lack of chastity is not a defense to the crime charged. 
 
           § 794.021, Fla. Stat. 
Ignorance of (victim’s) age, (victim’s) misrepresentation of his or her 
age, or a defendant’s bona fide belief of (victim’s) age is not a defense to the 
crime charged. 
 
Lesser Included Offenses 
 
 
No lesser included offenses have been identified for this offense. 
 
Comment 
 
 
This instruction was adopted in 1987 [508 So. 2d 1221] and was amended in 
1995 [657 So. 2d 1152], and 1997 [697 So. 2d 84], and 2015. 
 
11.6 SEXUAL BATTERY UPON CHILD 12 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER 
BUT UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE BY PERSON IN FAMILIAL OR 
CUSTODIAL AUTHORITY 
§ 794.011(8)(b), Fla. Stat. 
 
 
To prove the crime of Sexual Battery Upon a Child by a Person in a 
Familial or Custodial Authority, the State must prove the following three 
elements beyond a reasonable doubt: 
 
1. 
(Victim) was 12 years of age or older but less than 18 years of age. 
 
2. 
(Defendant) stood in the position of familial or custodial authority 
with regard to (victim). 
 
3. 
(Defendant) committed an act [upon] [with] (victim) in which: 
 
 
 
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a. 
[the sexual organ of the [(defendant)] [(victim)] penetrated 
or had union with the [anus] [vagina] [mouth] of the 
[(victim)] [(defendant)]]. 
 
b. 
[the [anus] [vagina] of [(victim)] [(defendant)] was 
penetrated by an object]. 
 
§ 794.011(8), Fla. Stat. 
 
It is not a defense that (victim) was willing to engage in acts which would 
constitute a sexual battery or consented to engage in such acts. 
 
 
Give if applicable. 
 
However, any act done for bona fide medical purposes is not a sexual 
battery. 
 
 
Definition.  Give if applicable. 
 
“Union” means contact. 
 
Give if requested. § 794.022, Fla. Stat. 
(Victim’s) lack of chastity is not a defense to the crime charged. 
 
           § 794.021, Fla. Stat. 
Ignorance of (victim’s) age, (victim’s) misrepresentation of his or her 
age, or a defendant’s bona fide belief of (victim’s) age is not a defense to the 
crime charged. 
 
Lesser-Included Offenses 
 
SEXUAL BATTERY UPON CHILD 12 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER 
BUT UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE BY PERSON IN FAMILIAL OR 
CUSTODIAL AUTHORITY — 794.011(8)(b) 
CATEGORY ONE 
CATEGORY TWO 
FLA. STAT. 
INS. NO. 
None 
 
 
 
 
Attempt 
777.04(1) 
5.1 
 
Lewd or lascivious 
battery 
800.04(4) 
11.10 or 
11.10(a) 
 
Battery 
784.03 
8.3 
 
 
 
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Comment 
 
 
This instruction was adopted 1987 [508 So. 2d 1221] and was amended in 
1995 [657 So. 2d 1152], 1997 [697 So.2d 84], and 2008 [995 So. 2d 476], and 
2015.