Title: In Re: Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases
Citation: N/A
Docket Number: SC17-1438
State: Florida
Issuer: Florida Supreme Court
Date: October 12, 2017

Supreme Court of Florida 
 
 
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No. SC17-1438 
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IN RE:  STANDARD JURY INSTRUCTIONS IN CRIMINAL CASES—
REPORT 2017-01 
 
[October 12, 2017] 
 
PER CURIAM. 
 
The Supreme Court Committee on Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal 
Cases (Committee) has submitted proposed changes to the standard jury 
instructions, and asks that the Court authorize the amended standard instructions 
for publication and use.  We have jurisdiction.  See art. V, § 2(a), Fla. Const. 
 
The Committee proposes amending the following standard criminal jury 
instructions:  3.6(o) (Transferred Intent); 11.17(a) (Soliciting a [Child] [Person 
Believed by the Defendant to be a Child] for Unlawful Sexual Conduct Using 
Computer Services or Devices); 11.17(b) (Soliciting a Parent, Legal Guardian, or 
Custodian of a Child for Unlawful Sexual Conduct Using Computer Services or 
Devices); 11.17(c) (Traveling to Meet a Minor); and 11.17(d) (Traveling to Meet a 
Minor Facilitated by Parent, Legal Guardian, or Custodian).  The Committee 
 
 
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published its proposals for comment.  No comments were received by the 
Committee.  The Court did not publish the proposals after they were filed. 
 
Having considered the Committee’s report, we amend the standard jury 
instructions as proposed by the Committee, with a purely technical correction to 
instruction 3.6(o), and authorize them for publication and use.1 
 
We note the following significant changes to the jury instructions as 
amended.  First, with regard to Instruction 3.6(o), the phrase “but instead” is 
replaced with “and in the process,” the word “the” is replaced with “any,” and the 
word “actually” is removed from the instruction.  The Committee explains that 
these changes are made so that the instruction will be suitable for use in all cases in 
which it applies.  The Committee has also updated the Comment section of the 
instruction with relevant case law pertaining to the doctrine of transferred intent. 
 
Next, with regard to Instructions 11.17(a), (b), (c), and (d), the crime of 
Unlawful Use of a Two-Way Communications Device is added as a category two 
lesser included offense.  With regard to Instruction 11.17(b), the phrase “Legal 
Guardian, or Custodian” is added to the first sentence of the instruction to mirror 
its title and the language of section 847.0135(3)(b), Florida Statutes (2017). 
                                          
 
 
1.  Technical changes to the amended jury instructions are not discussed. 
 
 
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The amended criminal jury instructions, as set forth in the appendix to this 
opinion, are hereby authorized for publication and use.2  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 
LAWSON, JJ., concur. 
 
NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE REHEARING MOTION, AND 
IF FILED, DETERMINED. 
 
                                          
 
 
2.  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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Original Proceeding – Supreme Court Committee on Standard Jury Instructions in 
Criminal Cases 
 
Judge F. Rand Wallis, Chair, Supreme Court Committee on Standard Jury 
Instructions in Criminal Cases, Daytona Beach, Florida; and Bart Schneider, Staff 
Liaison, Office of the State Courts Administrator, Tallahassee, Florida, 
 
 
for Petitioner 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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APPENDIX 
3.6(o) TRANSFERRED INTENT 
If a person intends to [hit] [strike] [shoot] a person, but insteadand in 
the process [hits] [strikes] [shoots] a different person, the law transfers the 
intent to [hit] [strike] [shoot] from the person who was aimed at to theany 
person who was actually [hit] [struck] [shot].  
Comments 
See State v. Brady, 745 So. 2d 954 (Fla. 1999) and Nelson v. State, 853 So. 
2d 563 (Fla. 4th DCA 2003). Also, in Mordica v. State, 618 So. 2d 301, 303 (Fla. 
1st DCA 1993), the First District rejected the contention that the doctrine of 
transferred intent is applicable only where the defendant entirely misses the 
intended victim and hits the unintended victim. 
The doctrine of transferred intent may not apply to the crime of Attempted 
First Degree Murder. See Bell v. State, 768 So. 2d 22 (Fla. 1st DCA 2000)(stating 
that if the issue is whether the defendant attempted to murder multiple victims, 
then such specific intent is not subject to transfer but rather such intent should be 
independently evaluated as to each victim); but see Frederick v. State, 93 So. 3d 
445 (Fla. 4th DCA 2012)(holding that the giving of a transferred intent instruction 
was not fundamental error because defendant was not charged with attempting to 
murder multiple victims). 
This instruction was adopted in 2013 [131 So. 3d 720] and amended in 2017. 
11.17(a) SOLICITING A [CHILD] [PERSON BELIEVED BY THE 
DEFENDANT TO BE A CHILD] FOR UNLAWFUL SEXUAL CONDUCT 
USING COMPUTER SERVICES OR DEVICES 
§ 847.0135(3)(a), Fla. Stat. 
To prove the crime of Soliciting a [Child] [Person Believed by the 
Defendant to be a Child] for Unlawful Sexual Conduct Using Computer 
Services or Devices, the State must prove the following three elements beyond 
a reasonable doubt: 
 
 
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1. 
(Defendant) knowingly used a[n] [computer on-line service] 
[Internet service] [local bulletin board service] [device 
capable of electronic data storage or transmission] to 
contact (victim).  
2. 
(Victim) was a child or a person believed by the defendant 
to be a child. 
3. 
During that contact, (defendant) [seduced] [solicited] [lured] 
[enticed] [attempted to [seduce] [solicit] [lure] [entice]] 
(victim) to [commit (any illegal act as charged in the 
indictment or information under chapter 794, 800, or 827)] [or] 
[engage in (other unlawful sexual conduct with a child or with 
a person believed by the defendant to be a child)]. 
The mere fact that an undercover operative or law enforcement officer 
was involved in the detection and investigation of this offense shall not 
constitute a defense from prosecution. 
Enhanced penalty. Give if applicable. 
If you find (defendant) guilty of Soliciting a Child for Unlawful Sexual 
Conduct Using Computer Services or Devices, you must also determine 
whether the State proved beyond a reasonable doubt that during the contact, 
(defendant) misrepresented [his] [her] age to [(victim)] [the person believed by 
the defendant to be a child]. 
Definitions. 
A “child” means any person, whose identity is known or unknown, less 
than 18 years of age. 
Give the following definitions if applicable. Additional definitions can be 
added as applicable depending on the nature of the alleged illegal conduct. See 
§ 847.001, Fla. Stat. 
“Sexual conduct” means actual or simulated sexual intercourse, deviate 
sexual intercourse, sexual bestiality, masturbation, or sadomasochistic abuse; 
actual lewd exhibition of the genitals; actual physical contact with a person’s 
clothed or unclothed genitals, pubic area, buttocks, or, if such person is a 
female, breast with the intent to arouse or gratify the sexual desire of either 
party; or any act or conduct which constitutes sexual battery or simulates that 
 
 
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sexual battery is being or will be committed. A mother’s breastfeeding of her 
baby does not under any circumstance constitute “sexual conduct.” 
“Sadomasochistic abuse” means flagellation or torture by or upon a 
person or animal, or the condition of being fettered, bound, or otherwise 
physically restrained, for the purpose of deriving sexual satisfaction, or 
satisfaction brought about as a result of sadistic violence, from inflicting harm 
upon another or receiving such harm oneself. 
“Sexual battery” means oral, anal, or vaginal penetration by, or union 
with, the sexual organ of another or the anal or vaginal penetration of another 
by any other object; however, sexual battery does not include an act done for 
a bona fide medical purpose. 
Lakey v. State, 113 So. 3d 90 (Fla. 5th DCA 2013). 
“An object” includes a finger.  
“Deviate sexual intercourse” means sexual conduct between persons not 
married to each other consisting of contact between the penis and the anus, 
the mouth and the penis, or the mouth and the vulva. 
“Sexual bestiality” means any sexual act, actual or simulated, between a 
person and an animal involving the sex organ of the one and the mouth, anus, 
or vagina of the other. 
Give if applicable. § 775.0862, Fla. Stat.  
Enhancement for sexual offense against student by school authority figure. 
If you find that (defendant) committed the crime of Soliciting a [Child] 
[Person Believed by the Defendant to be a Child] for Unlawful Sexual 
Conduct Using Computer Services or Devices, you must also determine 
whether the State has proved beyond a reasonable doubt that (defendant) was 
an authority figure at a school and (victim) was a student at the same school. 
“Authority figure” means a person 18 years of age or older who is 
employed by, volunteering at, or under contract with a school. 
“School” means an organization of students for instructional purposes 
on an elementary, middle or junior high school, secondary or high school, [or 
 
 
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other public school level authorized under the rules of the State Board of 
Education]. The term “school” does not include facilities dedicated exclusively 
to the education of adults. If needed, insert appropriate definitions from 
§ 775.0862(1)(b), Fla. Stat. for “private school” or “voluntary prekindergarten 
education program” or “early learning program” or “public school as described 
in s. 402.3025(1)” or “the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind” or the 
“Florida Virtual School” or the “K-8 Virtual School.” 
“Student” means a person younger than 18 years of age who is enrolled 
at a school. 
Lesser Included Offenses 
No lesser included offenses have been identified for this offense. 
 SOLICITING A [CHILD] [PERSON BELIEVED BY THE 
DEFENDANT TO BE A CHILD] FOR UNLAWFUL SEXUAL 
CONDUCT USING COMPUTER SERVICES OR DEVICES — 
847.0135(3)(a) 
CATEGORY ONE 
CATEGORY TWO 
FLA. STAT. 
INS. NO. 
None 
 
 
 
 
Unlawful use of two-
way communications 
device 
934.215 
29.26 
 
Comment 
This instruction was adopted in 2009 [6 So. 3d 574] and amended in 2013 
[122 So. 3d 263], and 2015 [163 So. 3d 478], and 2017. 
 
11.17(b) SOLICITING A PARENT, LEGAL GUARDIAN, OR CUSTODIAN 
OF A CHILD FOR UNLAWFUL SEXUAL CONDUCT USING 
COMPUTER SERVICES OR DEVICES 
§ 847.0135(3)(b), Fla. Stat. 
To prove the crime of Soliciting a Parent, Legal Guardian, or Custodian 
of a Child for Unlawful Sexual Conduct Using Computer Services or Devices, 
the State must prove the following two elements beyond a reasonable doubt: 
 
 
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1. 
(Defendant) knowingly used a[n] [computer on-line service] 
[Internet service] [local bulletin board service] [device 
capable of electronic data storage or transmission] to 
contact a [parent of a child] [legal guardian of a child] 
[custodian of a child] [person the defendant believed to be a 
[parent] [legal guardian] [custodian of] a child]. 
2. 
During that contact, (defendant) [solicited] [lured] [enticed] 
[attempted to [solicit] [lure] [entice]] a [parent of a child] 
[legal guardian of a child] [custodian of a child] [person 
believed by the defendant to be a [parent] [legal guardian] 
[custodian of] a child] to consent to the participation of  the 
child in (any illegal act as charged in the indictment or 
information under chapter 794, 800, 827, or other unlawful 
sexual conduct). 
The mere fact that an undercover operative or law enforcement officer 
was involved in the detection and investigation of this offense shall not 
constitute a defense from prosecution. 
Enhanced penalty. Give if applicable. 
If you find (defendant) guilty of Soliciting a Parent of a Child for 
Unlawful Sexual Conduct Using Computer Services or Devices, you must also 
determine whether the State proved beyond a reasonable doubt that during 
the contact, (defendant) misrepresented [his] [her] age to the [parent] [legal 
guardian] [custodian] [person believed by the defendant to be a [parent] [legal 
guardian] [custodian]]. 
Definitions. 
A “child” means any person, whose identity is known or unknown, less 
than 18 years of age. 
Give the following definitions if applicable. Additional definitions can be 
added as applicable depending on the nature of the alleged illegal conduct. See 
§ 847.001, Fla. Stat.  
“Sexual conduct” means actual or simulated sexual intercourse, deviate 
sexual intercourse, sexual bestiality, masturbation, or sadomasochistic abuse; 
actual lewd exhibition of the genitals; actual physical contact with a person’s 
 
 
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clothed or unclothed genitals, pubic area, buttocks, or, if such person is a 
female, breast with the intent to arouse or gratify the sexual desire of either 
party; or any act or conduct which constitutes sexual battery or simulates that 
sexual battery is being or will be committed. A mother’s breastfeeding of her 
baby does not under any circumstance constitute “sexual conduct.” 
“Sadomasochistic abuse” means flagellation or torture by or upon a 
person or animal, or the condition of being fettered, bound, or otherwise 
physically restrained, for the purpose of deriving sexual satisfaction, or 
satisfaction brought about as a result of sadistic violence, from inflicting harm 
upon another or receiving such harm oneself. 
“Sexual battery” means oral, anal, or vaginal penetration by, or union 
with, the sexual organ of another or the anal or vaginal penetration of another 
by any other object; however, sexual battery does not include an act done for 
a bona fide medical purpose. 
Lakey v. State, 113 So. 3d 90 (Fla. 5th DCA 2013). 
“An object” includes a finger.  
“Deviate sexual intercourse” means sexual conduct between persons not 
married to each other consisting of contact between the penis and the anus, 
the mouth and the penis, or the mouth and the vulva. 
“Sexual bestiality” means any sexual act, actual or simulated, between a 
person and an animal involving the sex organ of the one and the mouth, anus, 
or vagina of the other. 
Give if applicable. § 775.0862, Fla. Stat.  
Enhancement for sexual offense against student by school authority figure. 
If you find that (defendant) committed the crime of Soliciting a Parent of 
a Child for Unlawful Sexual Conduct Using Computer Services or Devices, 
you must also determine whether the State has proved beyond a reasonable 
doubt that (defendant) was an authority figure at a school and (victim) was a 
student at the same school. 
“Authority figure” means a person 18 years of age or older who is 
employed by, volunteering at, or under contract with a school. 
 
 
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“School” means an organization of students for instructional purposes 
on an elementary, middle or junior high school, secondary or high school, [or 
other public school level authorized under the rules of the State Board of 
Education]. The term “school” does not include facilities dedicated exclusively 
to the education of adults. If needed, insert appropriate definitions from 
§ 775.0862(1)(b), Fla. Stat. for “private school” or “voluntary prekindergarten 
education program” or “early learning program” or “public school as described 
in s. 402.3025(1)” or “the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind” or the 
“Florida Virtual School” or the “K-8 Virtual School.” 
“Student” means a person younger than 18 years of age who is enrolled 
at a school. 
Lesser Included Offenses 
No lesser included offenses have been identified for this offense. 
SOLICITING A PARENT, LEGAL GUARDIAN, OR CUSTODIAN 
OF A CHILD FOR UNLAWFUL SEXUAL CONDUCT USING 
COMPUTER SERVICES OR DEVICES — 847.0135(3)(b) 
CATEGORY ONE 
CATEGORY TWO 
FLA. STAT. 
INS. NO. 
None 
 
 
 
 
Unlawful use of two-
way communications 
device 
934.215 
29.26 
 
Comment 
This instruction was adopted in 2009 [6 So. 3d 574] and amended in 2013 
[122 So. 3d 263], and 2015 [163 So. 3d 478], and 2017. 
 
11.17(c) TRAVELING TO MEET A MINOR 
§ 847.0135(4)(a), Fla. Stat. 
To prove the crime of Traveling to Meet a Minor, the State must prove 
the following two elements beyond a reasonable doubt: 
 
 
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1. 
(Defendant) used a[n] [computer on-line service] [Internet service] 
[local bulletin board service] [device capable of electronic data 
storage or transmission] to [seduce] [solicit] [lure] [entice] 
[attempt to [seduce] [solicit] [lure] [entice]] a [child] [person 
believed by the defendant to be a child] to engage in [(insert illegal 
act in chapter 794, 800, or 827 as alleged in the charging instrument)] 
[unlawful sexual conduct]. 
2. 
(Defendant) then [traveled] [attempted to travel] [caused another 
to travel] [attempted to cause another to travel] [within this state] 
[to this state] [from this state] for the purpose of [(insert violation 
of chapter 794, 800, or 827 as alleged in the charging instrument)] 
[unlawful sexual conduct] with a [child] [person believed by the 
defendant to be a child]. 
The mere fact that an undercover operative or law enforcement officer 
was involved in the detection and investigation of this offense shall not 
constitute a defense from prosecution. 
Definitions. 
A “child” means any person, whose identity is known or unknown, less 
than 18 years of age. 
Give the following definitions if applicable. Additional definitions can be 
added as applicable depending on the nature of the alleged illegal conduct. See § 
847.001, Fla. Stat. 
“Sexual conduct” means actual or simulated sexual intercourse, deviate 
sexual intercourse, sexual bestiality, masturbation, or sadomasochistic abuse; 
actual lewd exhibition of the genitals; actual physical contact with a person’s 
clothed or unclothed genitals, pubic area, buttocks, or, if such person is a 
female, breast with the intent to arouse or gratify the sexual desire of either 
party; or any act or conduct which constitutes sexual battery or simulates that 
sexual battery is being or will be committed. A mother’s breastfeeding of her 
baby does not under any circumstance constitute “sexual conduct.” 
“Sadomasochistic abuse” means flagellation or torture by or upon a 
person or animal, or the condition of being fettered, bound, or otherwise 
physically restrained, for the purpose of deriving sexual satisfaction, or 
satisfaction brought about as a result of sadistic violence, from inflicting harm 
upon another or receiving such harm oneself. 
 
 
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“Sexual battery” means oral, anal, or vaginal penetration by, or union 
with, the sexual organ of another or the anal or vaginal penetration of another 
by any other object; however, sexual battery does not include an act done for 
a bona fide medical purpose. 
Lakey v. State, 113 So. 3d 90 (Fla. 5th DCA 2013). 
“An object” includes a finger.  
“Deviate sexual intercourse” means sexual conduct between persons not 
married to each other consisting of contact between the penis and the anus, 
the mouth and the penis, or the mouth and the vulva. 
“Sexual bestiality” means any sexual act, actual or simulated, between a 
person and an animal involving the sex organ of the one and the mouth, anus, 
or vagina of the other. 
Give if applicable. § 775.0862, Fla. Stat. 
Enhancement for sexual offense against student by school authority figure. 
If you find that (defendant) committed the crime of Traveling to Meet a 
Minor, you must also determine whether the State has proved beyond a 
reasonable doubt that (defendant) was an authority figure at a school and 
(victim) was a student at the same school. 
“Authority figure” means a person 18 years of age or older who is 
employed by, volunteering at, or under contract with a school. 
“School” means an organization of students for instructional purposes 
on an elementary, middle or junior high school, secondary or high school, [or 
other public school level authorized under the rules of the State Board of 
Education]. The term “school” does not include facilities dedicated exclusively 
to the education of adults. If needed, insert appropriate definitions from  
§ 775.0862(1)(b), Fla. Stat. for “private school” or “voluntary prekindergarten 
education program” or “early learning program” or “public school as described 
in s. 402.3025(1)” or “the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind” or the 
“Florida Virtual School” or the “K-8 Virtual School.” 
“Student” means a person younger than 18 years of age who is enrolled 
at a school. 
 
 
 
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Lesser Included Offenses 
TRAVELING TO MEET A MINOR — 847.0135(4)(a) 
CATEGORY ONE 
CATEGORY TWO 
FLA. STAT. 
INS. NO. 
Soliciting a [Child] 
[Person Believed by 
the Defendant to be a 
Child] for Unlawful 
Sexual Conduct Using 
Computer Services or 
Devices 
 
847.0135(3) 
(a) 
11.17(a) 
 
Unlawful use of two-
way communications 
device 
934.215 
29.26 
 
Comment 
This instruction was adopted in 2009 [6 So. 3d 574] and amended in 2013 
[122 So. 3d 263], and 2016 [195 So. 3d 356], and 2017. 
 
11.17(d) TRAVELING TO MEET A MINOR FACILITATED BY  
PARENT, LEGAL GUARDIAN, OR CUSTODIAN 
§ 847.0135(4)(b), Fla. Stat. 
To prove the crime of Traveling to Meet a Minor Facilitated by Parent, 
Legal Guardian, or Custodian, the State must prove the following two 
elements beyond a reasonable doubt: 
1. 
(Defendant) used a[n] [computer on-line service] [Internet 
service] [local bulletin board service] [device capable of 
electronic data storage or transmission] to [solicit] [lure] 
[entice] [attempt to [solicit] [lure] [entice]] a [parent] [legal 
guardian] [custodian] [person believed by the defendant to 
be a [parent] [legal guardian] [custodian]] of a child to 
consent for the [child] [person believed by the defendant to 
be a child] to participate in [(insert violation of chapter 794, 
800, or 827 as alleged in the charging instrument)] [sexual 
conduct]. 
 
 
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2. 
(Defendant) then [traveled] [attempted to travel] [caused 
another to travel] [attempted to cause another to travel] 
[within this state] [to this state] [from this state] for the 
purpose of engaging in any illegal act described in [(insert 
violation of chapter 794, 800, or 827 as alleged in the charging 
instrument)] [other unlawful sexual conduct] with a child or 
a person believed by the defendant to be a child. 
The mere fact that an undercover operative or law enforcement officer 
was involved in the detection and investigation of this offense shall not 
constitute a defense from prosecution. 
Definitions. 
A “child” means any person, whose identity is known or unknown, less 
than 18 years of age. 
Give the following definitions if applicable. Additional definitions can be 
added as applicable depending on the nature of the alleged illegal conduct. See § 
847.001, Fla. Stat. 
“Sexual conduct” means actual or simulated sexual intercourse, deviate 
sexual intercourse, sexual bestiality, masturbation, or sadomasochistic abuse; 
actual lewd exhibition of the genitals; actual physical contact with a person’s 
clothed or unclothed genitals, pubic area, buttocks, or, if such person is a 
female, breast with the intent to arouse or gratify the sexual desire of either 
party; or any act or conduct which constitutes sexual battery or simulates that 
sexual battery is being or will be committed. A mother’s breastfeeding of her 
baby does not under any circumstance constitute “sexual conduct.” 
“Sadomasochistic abuse” means flagellation or torture by or upon a 
person or animal, or the condition of being fettered, bound, or otherwise 
physically restrained, for the purpose of deriving sexual satisfaction, or 
satisfaction brought about as a result of sadistic violence, from inflicting harm 
upon another or receiving such harm oneself. 
“Sexual battery” means oral, anal, or vaginal penetration by, or union 
with, the sexual organ of another or the anal or vaginal penetration of another 
by any other object; however, sexual battery does not include an act done for 
a bona fide medical purpose. 
 
 
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Lakey v. State, 113 So. 3d 90 (Fla. 5th DCA 2013). 
“An object” includes a finger.  
“Deviate sexual intercourse” means sexual conduct between persons not 
married to each other consisting of contact between the penis and the anus, 
the mouth and the penis, or the mouth and the vulva. 
“Sexual bestiality” means any sexual act, actual or simulated, between a 
person and an animal involving the sex organ of the one and the mouth, anus, 
or vagina of the other. 
Give if applicable. § 775.0862, Fla. Stat. 
Enhancement for sexual offense against student by school authority figure. 
If you find that (defendant) committed the crime of Traveling to Meet a 
Minor Facilitated by Parent, Legal Guardian, or Custodian, you must also 
determine whether the State has proved beyond a reasonable doubt that 
(defendant) was an authority figure at a school and (victim) was a student at 
the same school. 
“Authority figure” means a person 18 years of age or older who is 
employed by, volunteering at, or under contract with a school. 
“School” means an organization of students for instructional purposes 
on an elementary, middle or junior high school, secondary or high school, [or 
other public school level authorized under the rules of the State Board of 
Education]. The term “school” does not include facilities dedicated exclusively 
to the education of adults. If needed, insert appropriate definitions from  
§ 775.0862(1)(b), Fla. Stat., for “private school” or “voluntary prekindergarten 
education program” or “early learning program” or “public school as described 
in s. 402.3025(1)” or “the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind” or the 
“Florida Virtual School” or the “K-8 Virtual School.” 
“Student” means a person younger than 18 years of age who is enrolled 
at a school.  
 
 
 
 
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Lesser Included Offense 
TRAVELING TO MEET A MINOR FACILITATED BY  
PARENT, LEGAL GUARDIAN, OR CUSTODIAN — 847.0135(4)(b) 
CATEGORY ONE 
CATEGORY TWO 
FLA. STAT. 
INS. NO. 
Soliciting a Parent of a 
Child for Unlawful 
Sexual Conduct Using 
Computer Services or 
Devices 
 
847.0135(3) 
(b) 
11.17(b) 
 
Unlawful use of two-
way communications 
device 
934.215 
29.26 
 
Comment 
This instruction was adopted in 2009 [6 So. 3d 574] and amended in 2013 
[122 So. 3d 263], and 2016 [195 So. 3d 356], and 2017.