In re Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases (No. -6 2005)

Summary

The Florida Supreme Court authorized publication and use of amended and new standard jury instructions concerning driving without a valid license, driving while a license is suspended, revoked, or canceled, and driving while a license is revoked as a habitual traffic offender. The opinion includes the approved instructions in an appendix and states that authorization does not foreclose requests for alternative instructions or challenges to their legal correctness.

Holdings

1. The Supreme Court of Florida authorized publication and use of amended instructions 28.9 and 28.11 and new instructions 28.9(a) and 28.11(a), as set forth in the appendix.
2. Authorization to publish and use the instructions does not foreclose requests for additional or alternative instructions or challenges to the legal correctness of the instructions.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the Supreme Court of Florida should authorize publication and use of the Committee's amended standard jury instructions and proposed new instructions.
2. What qualifications and limitations attach to the Court's authorization of the instructions.

Disposition

approved