8.21 [ASSAULT] [AGGRAVATED ASSAULT] [BATTERY] [AGGRAVATED BATTERY] BY A DETAINEE UPON [ANOTHER DETAINEE] [A VISITOR]
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
- 8.21
- Statute
- § 784.082, 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 (insert crime), the State must prove the following three elements beyond a reasonable doubt:
1. (Defendant) was detained in a [prison] [jail] [detention facility].
2. At the time, (defendant) committed [an assault] [an aggravated assault] [a battery] [an aggravated battery] against (victim).
3. (Victim) was a [detainee] [visitor] in that facility.
Lesser-included offenses
As the instruction lists them, word for word.
See relevant instructions on offenses in element 2 for appropriate lesser-included offenses.
Related practice page
Battery by a Detainee and Bodily-Fluid Battery 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.