26.4 RICO — ACQUISITION OR MAINTENANCE OF AN INTEREST IN OR CONTROL OF [AN ENTERPRISE] [REAL PROPERTY] THROUGH A PATTERN OF RACKETEERING ACTIVITY
Official jury instruction text reproduced for information. It is not legal advice; the instruction given in a case depends on the facts and the court.
- Instruction
- 26.4
- Statute
- § 895.03(2), 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 Unlawfully [Acquiring] [Maintaining] an Interest in or Control of [an Enterprise] [Real Property] Through a Pattern of Racketeering Activity, the State must prove the following three elements beyond a reasonable doubt:
Elements #1 and #2 need to be reworded if only two incidents of racketeering conduct are alleged.
1. (Defendant) engaged in at least two of the following incidents. Read names of incidents of racketeering conduct alleged in information.
2. Of those incidents in which (defendant) was engaged, at least two of them had the same or similar [intents] [results] [accomplices] [victims] [methods of commission] or were interrelated by distinguishing characteristics and were not isolated incidents.
3. As a result of such incidents, (defendant) [acquired] [maintained], directly or indirectly, interest in or control of [an enterprise] [real property].
Further findings
Special findings, enhancements, inferences and exceptions the instruction gives when they apply, word for word.
Define the crimes alleged to be incidents of racketeering conduct.
§ 895.02(7), Fla. Stat. Give if there is no express stipulation regarding dates.
In order to find (defendant) guilty of Unlawfully [Acquiring] [Maintaining] an Interest in or Control of [an Enterprise] [Real Property] Through a Pattern of Racketeering Activity, you must also find the State proved beyond a reasonable doubt that:
1. at least one of the predicate incidents alleged occurred after October 1, 1977;
and
2. the last of such incidents occurred within 5 years after a prior incident of racketeering conduct.
Lesser-included offenses
As the instruction lists them, word for word.
No lesser included offenses have been identified for this offense.
Related practice page
Economic & Financial Crimes Defense in Miami
Official source: The Florida Bar: criminal jury instructions
Official jury instruction text reproduced for information. It is not legal advice; the instruction given in a case depends on the facts and the court.