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Florida Criminal Jury Instructions, grouped and source-linked.

A source-linked index of the Florida Standard Jury Instructions in criminal cases, grouped by chapter — each entry showing the instruction number and verbatim published title, and linking to the official Florida Bar text. Find the standard instruction for the charge by chapter, then open the official link. The full verbatim instruction, its elements, and its lesser-included table are assembled in the Jury Instruction Brief.

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Florida criminal jury instructions, by chapter.

The 348 Florida Standard Jury Instructions in criminal cases, across 19 published chapters, from homicide and assault through theft, drugs, weapons, and the sex-offense chapter, grouped by chapter. Each entry links to the official Florida Bar published instruction document. The instruction number and title shown are the instruction's own published heading, reproduced verbatim.

This index lists the instruction number, title, and the official Florida Bar source for each criminal standard jury instruction — a navigation aid, not legal advice. The full verbatim instruction text, the element breakdowns, the lesser-included tables, and the amendment history are in the Jury Instruction Brief. Always open the official link for the current, controlling instruction.

348 instructions

Chapter 8 — Assault and Battery

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Chapter 10 — Weapons Offenses

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Chapter 11 — Sex Offenses

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Chapter 20 — Fraud

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Chapter 21 — Obstruction of Justice

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Chapter 25 — Drug Abuse

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Chapter 27 — Escape

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Chapter 28 — Transportation Offenses

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Source: The Florida Bar, Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases (floridabar.org), the official publisher of the Florida criminal standard jury instructions. Current instructions only.

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This index points you to the right standard instruction. The Jury Instruction Brief assembles the full verbatim instruction text, a mechanically-checked elements checklist, the verbatim lesser-included offense tables, the bracketed charge-conference decision points, and the amendment history — every line traced to the official Florida Bar source.

Florida criminal jury instructions, common questions.

What are the Florida Standard Jury Instructions in criminal cases?
They are the pattern jury instructions for Florida criminal trials, published by The Florida Bar and authorized for publication and use by the Florida Supreme Court. This reference indexes them by chapter — homicide (Chapter 7), assault and battery (Chapter 8), kidnapping (Chapter 9), weapons (Chapter 10), sex offenses (Chapter 11), arson and criminal mischief (Chapter 12), burglary and trespass (Chapter 13), theft (Chapter 14), robbery (Chapter 15), child abuse (Chapter 16), forgery (Chapter 17), perjury (Chapter 18), fraud (Chapter 20), obstruction of justice (Chapter 21), prostitution (Chapter 23), drug abuse (Chapter 25), escape (Chapter 27), transportation offenses (Chapter 28), and the inchoate crimes (Chapter 5) — each linked to the official Florida Bar instruction.
Where do these Florida criminal jury instructions come from?
Each entry links to the instruction document published by The Florida Bar at floridabar.org, the official publisher of the Florida Standard Jury Instructions in criminal cases. The instruction number and title shown are the instruction's own published heading, reproduced verbatim.
Does this page show the full instruction text?
No. This free reference lists the instruction number, title, and the official source link for navigation. The full verbatim instruction text, the element breakdowns, the lesser-included offense tables, the bracketed charge-conference decision points, and the amendment history are assembled in the Jury Instruction Brief.
Is this legal advice?
No. It is a navigation aid for locating the standard jury instructions; the official instruction controls and nothing here is legal advice.