16.11 [POSSESSION] [CONTROL] [INTENTIONAL VIEWING] [SOLICITATION] OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE MATERIAL

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Instruction
16.11
Statute
§ 827.071(5)(a), Fla. Stat.*
Edition
Florida Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases, complete set published by The Florida Bar, updated October 9, 2026
Official source
The Florida Bar: criminal jury instructions

Elements

Quoted word for word from the official text. Florida Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases, complete set published by The Florida Bar, updated October 9, 2026.

To prove the crime of [Possession] [Control] [Intentional Viewing] [Solicitation] of Child Sexual Abuse Material, the State must prove the following three elements beyond a reasonable doubt:

1. (Defendant) [knowingly possessed] [knowingly controlled] [intentionally viewed] [knowingly solicited] a[n] [photograph] [motion picture] [exhibition] [show] [representation] [image] [data] [computer depiction] [presentation].

2. The [photograph] [motion picture] [exhibition] [show] [representation] [image] [data] [computer depiction] [presentation] included, in whole or in part, child sexual abuse material.

3. (Defendant) knew that the [photograph] [motion picture] [exhibition] [show] [representation] [image] [data] [computer depiction] [presentation] included child sexual abuse material.

Lesser-included offenses

As the instruction lists them, word for word.

[POSSESSION] [CONTROL] [INTENTIONAL VIEWING] [SOLICITATION] OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE MATERIAL— § 827.071(5)(a)

CATEGORY ONECATEGORY TWOFLA. STAT.INS. NO.
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Attempt**777.04(1)5.1

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Official source: The Florida Bar: criminal jury instructions

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