DocketNumber： SC07-2424
Judges： Per Curiam
Filed Date： 7/10/2008
Status： Precedential
Modified Date： 1/27/2020
Supreme Court of Florida.
Judge Terry David Terrell, Chair, Committee on Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases, First Judicial Circuit, Pensacola, Florida, for Petitioners.
PER CURIAM.
The Supreme Court Committee on Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases (Committee) has submitted proposed changes to Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases 13.1 (Burglary) and 14.1 (Theft), and requests that the Court authorize the amended standard instructions for publication and use. The Committee published the proposals for comment in The Florida Bar News prior to their submission to the Court. Having considered the Committee's report and the comments filed, we authorize the publication and use of the amended instructions as discussed below.[1]
Consistent with the Legislature's amendment to the burglary statute, section 810.02, Florida Statutes, the amendments to instruction 13.1 add the offense of burglary of an authorized emergency vehicle, a second-degree felony, as well as the first-degree felony of burglary in a county that is subject to a state of emergency declared by the Governor under chapter 252, Florida Statutes, where the conditions arising from the emergency facilitate the burglary. See ch. 2007-115, Laws of Fla. In addition, the amendments provide clarification and take into account pertinent case law.
The amendments to instruction 14.1 revise the portion of the instruction concerning degrees of the offense of theft, based upon the value of the item stolen, to present the degrees in a more logical order. Further, the revision includes additional property and values, consistent with legislative changes derived from chapters 2006-51, 2007-115, and 2007-177, Laws of Florida, and include statutory inferences and statutory definitions.
We hereby authorize the publication and use of amended instructions 13.1 (Burglary) and 14.1 (Theft), with minor modifications[2] as set forth in the appendix to this opinion. In doing so, we express no opinion on the correctness of those instructions and remind all interested parties that this authorization forecloses neither requesting additional or alternative instructions nor contesting the legal correctness of the instructions. We further caution all interested *564 parties that any notes and comments associated with the instructions reflect only the opinion of the Committee and are not necessarily indicative of the views of this Court as to their correctness or applicability. New language is indicated by underlining, and deleted language is struck through. The instructions as set forth in the appendix[3] shall be effective on the date that this opinion becomes final.
It is so ordered.
QUINCE, C.J., and WELLS, ANSTEAD, PARIENTE, LEWIS, CANTERO, and BELL, JJ., concur.
To prove the crime of Burglary, the State must prove the following [two] [three] elements beyond a reasonable doubt:
1. (Defendant) entered a [structure] [conveyance] owned by or in the possession of (person alleged).
2. At the time of entering the [structure] [conveyance], (defendant) had the intent to commit [an offense] [ (the crime alleged) ] in that [structure] [conveyance].
3. [ (Defendant) was not [licensed] [invited] to enter the [structure] [conveyance].] [The premises were not open to the public at the time of the entering.]
If the [license] [invitation] to enter was obtained by (defendant's) trick or fraud or deceit, then the [license] [invitation] to enter was not valid.
If (defendant) entered premises that were open to the public, but then entered an area of the premises that [he] [she] knew was not open to the public, (defendant) committed a burglary if [he] [she] entered that non-public area with the intent to commit [an offense] [ (the crime alleged) ] in that non-public area.
You may infer that (defendant) had the intent to commit a crime inside a [structure] [conveyance] if the [entering] [attempted entering] of the [structure] [conveyance] was done stealthily and without the consent of the owner or occupant.
The entry necessary need not be the whole body of the defendant. It is sufficient *565 if the defendant, with the intent to commit a crime, extends any part of the [his] [her] body far enough into the [structure] [conveyance] to commit [an offense] [ (the crime alleged) ].
To prove the crime of Burglary, the State must prove the following two elements beyond a reasonable doubt:
1. (Defendant) had permission or consent to enter a [structure] [conveyance] owned by or in the possession of (person alleged).
2. (Defendant), after entering the [structure] [conveyance], remained therein.
a. surreptitiously and with the intent to commit [an offense] [ (the crime alleged) ] inside the [structure] [conveyance].
b. after permission to remain had been withdrawn and with the intent to commit [an offense] [ (the crime alleged) ] inside the [structure] [conveyance].
c. with the intent to commit or attempt to commit a [forcible felony] [ (the forcible felony alleged) ] inside the [structure] [conveyance].
The offense intended cannot be trespass or burglary. Forcible felonies are listed in § 776.08 Fla. Stat.
The intent with which an act is done is an operation of the mind and, therefore, is not always capable of direct and positive proof. It may be established by circumstantial evidence like any other fact in a case.
Even though an unlawful [entering] [remaining in] a [structure] [conveyance] is proved, if the evidence does not establish that it was done with the intent to commit [an offense] [ (the crime alleged) ], the defendant must be found not guilty of burglary.
Proof of unexplained possession by an accused of property recently stolen by means of a burglary, unless satisfactorily explained, may justify a conviction of burglary with intent to steal that property if the circumstances of the burglary and of the possession of the stolen property, when considered in the light of all evidence in the case, convince you beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant committed the burglary.
§ 810.011(1), Fla. Stat.
"Structure" means any building of any kind, either temporary or permanent, that has a roof over it, and the enclosed space of ground and outbuildings immediately surrounding that structure.
§ 810.011(3), Fla. Stat.
"Conveyance" means any motor vehicle, ship, vessel, railroad car, trailer, aircraft or sleeping car; and to enter a conveyance includes taking apart any portion of the conveyance.
With an assault.
If you find (defendant) guilty of burglary, you must also determine if the State has proved beyond a reasonable doubt whether, in the course of committing the burglary, (defendant) assaulted any person. An assault is an intentional and unlawful threat, either by word *566 or act, to do violence to another, at a time when the defendant appeared to have the ability to carry out the threat and [his] [her] act created a well-founded fear in the other person that the violence was about to take place.
If you find (defendant) guilty of burglary, you must also determine if the State has proved beyond a reasonable doubt whether, in the course of committing the burglary, (defendant) battered any person. A battery is an actual and intentional touching or striking of another person against that person's will or the intentional causing of bodily harm to another person.
If you find (defendant) guilty of burglary, you must also determine if the State has proved beyond a reasonable doubt whether, in the course of committing the burglary, (defendant) was armed or armed [himself] [herself] within the [structure] [conveyance] with [explosives] [a dangerous weapon].
"Explosive" means any chemical compound or mixture that has the property of yielding readily to combustion or oxidation upon application of heat, flame, or shock, including but not limited to dynamite, nitroglycerin, trinitrotoluene, or ammonium nitrate when combined with other ingredients to form an explosive mixture, blasting caps, and detonators.
A "dangerous weapon" is any weapon that, taking into account the manner in which it is used, is likely to produce death or great bodily harm. It is not necessary for the State to prove that the defendant intended to use or was willing to use the weapon in furtherance of the burglary in order for a weapon to constitute a "dangerous weapon."
To "arm" oneself during the course of a burglary includes possessing a firearm, whether loaded with ammunition or not, at any time during the course of committing the burglary.
If you find (defendant) guilty of burglary, you must also determine if the State has proved beyond a reasonable doubt whether the [structure] [conveyance] [entered] [remained in] was a dwelling.
"Dwelling" means a building [or conveyance] of any kind, including any attached porch, whether such building [or conveyance] is temporary or permanent, mobile or immobile, which has a roof over it and is designed to be occupied by people lodging therein at night, together with the enclosed space of ground and outbuildings immediately surrounding it. For purposes of burglary, a "dwelling" includes an attached porch or attached garage.
If you find (defendant) guilty of burglary, you must also determine if the State has proved beyond a reasonable doubt whether, in the course of committing the burglary, there was a another human being in the [structure] [conveyance], at the time [he] [she] [entered] [remained in] the [structure] [conveyance].
*567 If you find (defendant) guilty of burglary, you must also determine if the State has proved beyond a reasonable doubt whether, in the course of committing the burglary, (defendant) entered a [dwelling] [structure] and
1. used a motor vehicle as an instrumentality, other than merely as a getaway vehicle, to assist in committing the offense, and thereby damaged the [dwelling] [structure].
or
2. caused damage to the [dwelling] [structure] [property within the [dwelling] [structure]], in excess of $1,000.
If you find (defendant) guilty of burglary, you must also determine if the State has proved beyond a reasonable doubt whether the conveyance [entered] [remained in] was an authorized emergency vehicle.
An "authorized emergency vehicle" is [a vehicle of the fire department (fire patrol) or police] [an ambulance or emergency vehicle of [municipal departments] [public service corporations operated by private corporations] [the Department of Environmental Protection, Health, or Transportation] [Department of Corrections]] that is designated or authorized by the respective department, chief of police of an incorporated city, or sheriff of a county.
In an area that is subject to a state of emergency, the definition of structure, dwelling, and conveyance may be different during a state of emergency. See § 810.011, Fla. Stat.
If you find (defendant) guilty of burglary, you must also determine if the State has proved beyond a reasonable doubt whether, in the course of committing the burglary, the [structure] [conveyance] was within an area that the governor had declared was subject to a state of emergency under Chapter 252, the "State Emergency Management Act."
The definitions of structure, dwelling, and conveyance are different for counties where a state of emergency has been declared under chapter 252. See § 810.011(1), (2), and (3), Fla. Stat:
If you find (defendant) guilty of burglary, you must also determine if the State has proved beyond a reasonable doubt whether
1. the burglary was committed within a county that was subject to a state of emergency that had been declared by the governor under chapter 252, the "State Emergency Management Act,"
and
2. the perpetration of the burglary was facilitated by conditions arising from the emergency.
The term "conditions arising from the emergency" means civil unrest, power outages, curfews, voluntary or mandatory evacuations, or a reduction in the presence of or response time for first responders or homeland security personnel.
§ 810.011(4), Fla. Stat.
An act is committed "in the course of committing" if it occurs in the attempt to commit the offense or in flight after the attempt or commission.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BURGLARY WITH ASSAULT OR BATTERY OR WHILE ARMED OR WITH USE OF MOTOR VEHICLE OR PROPERTY DAMAGE 810.02(2) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CATEGORY ONE CATEGORY TWO FLA. STAT. INS. NO. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Burglary 810.02(4) 13.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Aggravated battery 784.045 8.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Battery 784.03 8.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Aggravated assault 784.021 8.2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Assault 784.011 8.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Attempt 777.04(1) 5.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Burglary 810.02(3) 13.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Trespass 810.08(2)(a) 13.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Trespass 810.08(2)(b) 13.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Trespass 810.08(2)(c) 13.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Criminal Mischief 806.13 12.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BURGLARY OF DWELLING; BURGLARY OF STRUCTURE OR CONVEYANCE WITH HUMAN BEING INSIDE; BURGLARY OF AN AUTHORIZED EMERGENCY VEHICLE 810.02(3) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CATEGORY ONE CATEGORY TWO FLA. STAT. INS. NO. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Burglary 810.02(4) 13.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Attempt 777.04(1) 5.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Trespass 810.08(2)(a) 13.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Trespass 810.08(2)(b) 13.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Trespass 810.08(2)(c) 13.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BURGLARY 810.02(4) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CATEGORY ONE CATEGORY TWO FLA. STAT. INS. NO. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ None ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Attempt 777.04(1) 5.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Trespass 810.08(2)(a) 13.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Trespass 810.08(2)(b) 13.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Trespass 810.08(2)(c) 13.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Criminal Mischief 806.13 12.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
When the compounded offense of burglary with an assault or burglary with a battery is charged and the jury convicts on the lesser included offense of trespass, the jury can also consider a second conviction on the lesser included offenses of assault or battery depending on the crime charged. See Gian-Grasso v. State, 899 So. 2d 392 (Fla. 4th DCA 2005).
This instruction was adopted in 1981 and amended in 1985 [477 So. 2d 985], 1997 [697 So. 2d 84], 2003 [850 So. 2d 1272], and 2008. It should be given for offenses committed after July 1, 2001. See § 810.02, Fla. Stat. (2002). For guidance on instructions for burglary offenses committed between February 2000 and before July 1, 2001, see State v. Ruiz, 863 So. 2d 1205 (Fla.2003), and *569 Burnes v. State, 861 So. 2d 78 (Fla. 3d DCA 2003).
To prove the crime of Theft, the State must prove the following two elements beyond a reasonable doubt:
1. (Defendant) knowingly and unlawfully [obtained] or [used] [endeavored to obtain or to use] [endeavored to use] the (property alleged) of (victim).
2. [He] [She] did so with intent to, either temporarily or permanently,
a. [deprive (victim) of [his] [her] right to the property or any benefit from it.]
b. [appropriate the property of (victim) to [his] [her] own use or to the use of any person not entitled to it.]
Degrees. Give if property is of monetary value up to extent of charge as applicable.
If you find the defendant guilty of theft, you must also determine by your verdict whether if the State has proved beyond a reasonable doubt whether:
a. [Tthe value of the property taken was $100,000 or more.]
b. [The property taken was cargo valued at $50,000 or more that has entered the stream of commerce from the shipper's loading platform to the consignee's receiving dock.] [the value of the property taken was $20,000 or more but less than $100,000.]
c. [The property taken was cargo valued at less than $50,000 that has entered the stream of commerce from the shipper's loading platform to the consignee's receiving dock.] [the value of the property taken was $10,000 or more but less than $20,000.]
d. [The property taken was emergency medical equipment valued at $300 or more that was taken from a licensed facility or from an emergency medical aircraft or vehicle.] [the value of the property taken was $5,000 or more but less than $10,000.]
e. [The value of the property taken was $20,000 or more but less than $100,000.] [the value of the property taken was $300 or more but less than $5,000.]
f. [The value of the property taken was $300 or more but less than $20,000.] [the value of the property taken was $100 or more but less than $300.]
g. [The value of the property taken was less than $300.] [the value of the property taken was less than $100.]
h. [The property was [a will, codicil, or other testamentary instrument.][a firearm.][a motor vehicle.][a commercially farmed animal.][an aquaculture species raised at a permitted aquaculture facility.][a fire extinguisher.][2,000 or more pieces of fruit.][taken from a posted construction site.][a stop sign.][anhydrous ammonia.] [the property taken was a semitrailer that was deployed by a law enforcement officer.]
i. [The value of the property taken was $100 or more but less than $300, and was taken from [a dwelling][the unenclosed cartilage of a dwelling].] [the property taken was *570 cargo valued at $50,000 or more that has entered the stream of commerce from the shipper's loading platform to the consignee's receiving dock.]
j. [the property taken was cargo valued at less than $50,000 that has entered the stream of commerce from the shipper's loading platform to the consignee's receiving dock.]
k. [the property taken was emergency medical equipment valued at $300 or more that was taken from [a licensed facility][an emergency medical aircraft or vehicle].]
l. [the property taken was law enforcement equipment valued at $300 or more that was taken from an authorized emergency vehicle.]
m. [ (defendant), individually or in concert with one or more persons, coordinated the activities of another in committing the theft and the value of the property taken was more than $3,000.]
n. [the stolen property was [a will, codicil, or other testamentary instrument][a firearm][a motor vehicle][a commercially farmed animal][an aquaculture species raised at a certified aquaculture facility][a fire extinguisher][2,000 or more pieces of citrus fruit][taken from a legally posted construction site][a stop sign][anhydrous ammonia].]
o. [the value of the property taken was $100 or more but less than $300, and was taken from [a dwelling] [the unenclosed curtilage of a dwelling].]
If you find the defendant guilty of theft, you must also determine if the State has proved beyond a reasonable doubt whether:
p. [in the course of committing the theft, (defendant) used a motor vehicle as an instrumentality, other than merely as a getaway vehicle, to assist in committing the theft and thereby damaged the real property of another.]
q. [in the course of committing the theft, (defendant) caused more than $1,000 in damage to the [real][personal] property of another.]
If you find (defendant) guilty of theft, you must also determine if the State has proved beyond a reasonable doubt whether:
r. [the theft was committed within a county that was subject to a state of emergency that had been declared by the governor under Chapter 252, the "State Emergency Management Act"
and
the perpetration of the theft was facilitated by conditions arising from the emergency.]
Proof that a person presented false identification, or identification not current in respect to name, address, place of employment, or other material aspect in connection with the leasing of personal property, or failed to return leased property within 72 hours of the termination of the leasing agreement, unless satisfactorily explained, gives rise to an inference that the property was obtained *571 or is now used with unlawful intent to commit theft.
§ 812.022(2), Fla. Stat.
Proof of possession of recently stolen property, unless satisfactorily explained, gives rise to an inference that the person in possession of the property knew or should have known that the property had been stolen.
§ 812.022(3), Fla. Stat.
Proof of the purchase or sale of stolen property at a price substantially below the fair market value, unless satisfactorily explained, gives rise to an inference that the person buying or selling the property knew or should have known that the property had been stolen.
§ 812.022(4), Fla. Stat.
Proof of the purchase or sale of stolen property by a dealer in property, out of the regular course of business or without the usual indicia of ownership other than mere possession, unless satisfactorily explained, gives rise to an inference that the person buying or selling the property knew or should have known that it had been stolen.
§ 812.022(5), Fla. Stat.
Proof that a dealer who regularly deals in used property possesses stolen property upon which a name and phone number of a person other than the offeror of the property are conspicuously displayed gives rise to an inference that the dealer possessing the property knew or should have known that the property was stolen.
§ 812.022(6), Fla. Stat.
Proof that a person was in possession of a stolen motor vehicle and that the ignition mechanism of the motor vehicle had been bypassed or the steering wheel locking mechanism had been broken or bypassed, unless satisfactorily explained, gives rise to an inference that the person in possession of the stolen motor vehicle knew or should have known that the motor vehicle had been stolen.
Definitions. Give if applicable.
§ 316.003, Fla. Stat.
"Authorized emergency vehicles" are vehicles of the fire department (fire patrol), police vehicles, and such ambulances and emergency vehicles of municipal departments, public service corporations operated by private corporations, the Department of Environmental Protection, the Department of Health, the Department of Transportation, and the Department of Corrections as are designated or authorized by their respective department or the chief of police of an incorporated city or any sheriff of any of the various counties.
Definitions. Give if applicable.
§ 812.012(1), Fla. Stat.
"Cargo" means partial or entire shipments, containers, or cartons of property which are contained in or on a trailer, motortruck, aircraft, vessel, warehouse, freight station, freight consolidation facility, or air navigation facility.
§ 812.014(2), Fla. Stat.
"Conditions arising from the emergency" means civil unrest, power outages, curfews, voluntary or mandatory evacuations, or a reduction in the presence of or response time for first responders or homeland security personnel.
§ 810.011(2), Fla. Stat.
"Dwelling" means a building [or conveyance] of any kind, whether such building [or conveyance] is temporary or *572 permanent, mobile or immobile, which has a roof over it and is designed to be occupied by people lodging therein at night, together with the enclosed space of ground and outbuildings immediately surrounding it. For purposes of theft, a "dwelling" includes an attached porch or attached garage.
§ 812.014(2)(b)3, Fla. Stat.
"Emergency medical aircraft or vehicle" means any aircraft, ambulance or other vehicle used as an emergency medical service vehicle that has been issued a permit in accordance with Florida law.
§ 812.014(2)(b)3, Fla. Stat.
"Emergency medical equipment" means mechanical or electronic apparatus used to provide emergency service and care or to treat medical emergencies.
§ 395.002(10), Fla. Stat.
"Emergency service and care" means medical screening, examination, and evaluation by a physician, or other medically appropriate personnel under the supervision of a physician, to determine if an emergency medical condition exists, and if it does, the care, treatment, or surgery by a physician necessary to relieve or eliminate the emergency medical condition, within the service capability of the facility.
§ 812.014(2)(b)4, Fla. Stat., and § 943.10, Fla. Stat.
"Law enforcement equipment" means any property, device, or apparatus used by a law enforcement officer in the officer's official business. A law enforcement officer is any person who is elected, appointed, or employed full time by any municipality or the state or any political subdivision thereof; who is vested with authority to bear arms and make arrests; and whose primary responsibility is the prevention and detection of crime or the enforcement of the penal, criminal, traffic, or highway laws of the state. This definition includes all certified supervisory and command personnel whose duties include, in whole or in part, the supervision, training, guidance, and management responsibilities of full-time law enforcement officers, part-time law enforcement officers, or auxiliary law enforcement officers but does not include support personnel employed by the employing agency.
§ 810.09(2)(d), Fla. Stat.
If the construction site is greater than one acre in area, see § 810.09(2)(d)1, Fla. Stat., and § 810.011(5)(a), Fla. Stat.
A "legally posted construction site" means a construction site of one acre or less in area with a sign prominently placed on the property where the construction permits are located, in letters no less than two inches in height, that reads in substantially the following manner: THIS AREA IS A DESIGNATED CONSTRUCTION SITE, AND ANYONE WHO TRESPASSES ON THIS PROPERTY COMMITS A FELONY.
§ 395.002(17), Fla. Stat.
"Licensed facility" means a hospital, ambulatory surgical center, or mobile surgical facility licensed by the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration. See chapter 395, Fla. Stat.
§ 812.014(2)(b)3, Fla. Stat.
"Emergency medical aircraft or vehicle" means any aircraft, ambulance or other vehicle used as an emergency medical service vehicle that has been issued a permit in accordance with Florida law.
§ 810.09(1)(b), Fla. Stat.
*573 "Unenclosed curtilage" means the unenclosed land or grounds, and any outbuildings, that are directly and intimately adjacent to and connected with the dwelling and necessary, convenient, and habitually used in connection with that dwelling.
§ 812.012(3), Fla. Stat.
"Obtains or uses" means any manner of
a. Taking or exercising control over property.
b. Making any unauthorized use, disposition, or transfer of property.
c. Obtaining property by fraud, willful misrepresentation of a future act, or false promise.
d. i. Conduct previously known as stealing; larceny; purloining; abstracting; embezzlement; misapplication; misappropriation; conversion; or obtaining money or property by false pretenses, fraud, deception; or other conduct similar in nature.
ii. Other conduct similar in nature.
"Endeavor" means to attempt or try.
§ 812.012(4), Fla. Stat.
"Property" means anything of value, and includes:
[real property, including things growing on, affixed to and found in land.;]
[tangible or intangible personal property, including rights, privileges, interests, and claims;] and [services.]
§ 812.012(6), Fla. Stat.
"Services" means anything of value resulting from a person's physical or mental labor or skill, or from the use, possession, or presence of property, and includes:
[repairs or improvements to property;.]
[professional services;.]
[private, public or government communication, transportation, power, water, or sanitation services;.]
[lodging accommodations.; and]
[admissions to places of exhibition or entertainment.]
§ 812.012(10), Fla. Stat.
"Value" means: Tthe market value of the property at the time and place of the offense, or if that value cannot be satisfactorily ascertained, the cost of replacement of the property within a reasonable time after the offense.
If the exact value of the property cannot be ascertained, you should attempt to determine a minimum value. If you cannot determine the minimum value, you must find the value is less than $100.
In the case of a written instrument that does not have a readily ascertainable market value, such as a check, draft, or promissory note, the value is the amount due or collectible.
In the case of any other instrument that creates, releases, discharges or otherwise affects any valuable legal right, privilege, or obligation, the value is the greatest amount of economic loss that the owner of the instrument might reasonably suffer by virtue of the loss of the instrument
The value of a trade secret that does not have a readily ascertainable market value is any reasonable value representing the damage to the owner suffered by *574 reason of losing an advantage over those who do not know of or use the trade secret.
If the exact value of the property cannot be ascertained, you should attempt to determine a minimum value. If you cannot determine the minimum value, you must find the value is less than $300.
Amounts of value of separate properties, involved in thefts committed pursuant to one scheme or course of conduct, whether the thefts are from the same person or several persons, may be totaled added together to determine the total value of the theft in determining the grade of the offense.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ GRAND THEFT FIRST DEGREE (PROPERTY VALUED AT $100,000 OR MORE) 812.014(2)(a) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CATEGORY ONE CATEGORY TWO FLA. STAT. INS. NO. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Grand theft second 812.014(2)(b) 14.1 degree ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Grand theft third 812.014(2)(c)1.,2.,3. 14.1 degree (1), (2), (3) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Petit theft first 812.014(2)(e) 14.1 degree ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Petit theft second 812.014(3)(a) 14.1 degree ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Trade secrets 812.081 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ GRAND THEFT SECOND DEGREE (PROPERTY VALUED AT $20,000 OR MORE BUT LESS THAN $100,000) 812.014(2)(b) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CATEGORY ONE CATEGORY TWO FLA. STAT. INS. NO. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Grand theft & third 812.014(2)(c)1.,2.,3. 14.1 degree (1), (2), (3) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Petit theft & first 812.014(2)(e) 14.1 degree ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Petit theft & second 812.014(3)(a) 14.1 degree ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Trade secrets 812.081 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ GRAND THEFT THIRD DEGREE (PROPERTY VALUED AT $300 OR MORE BUT LESS THAN $20,000) 812.014(2)(c) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CATEGORY ONE CATEGORY TWO FLA. STAT. INS. NO. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Petit theft first degree 812.014(2)(e) 14.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Petit theft second 812.014(3)(a) 14.1 degree ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Trade secrets 812.081 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Trespass to 812.014(2)(c)(6) conveyance ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ GRAND THEFT THIRD DEGREE (A MOTOR VEHICLE) 812.014(2) (c)6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CATEGORY ONE CATEGORY TWO FLA. STAT. INS. NO. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ None ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Trespass to conveyance 810.08 13.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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GRAND THEFT THIRD DEGREE (PROPERTY VALUED AT $100 OR
MORE BUT LESS THAN $300 AND TAKEN FROM DWELLING)
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None Petit theft first 812.014(2)(e) 14.1
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None Petit theft second 812.014(3)(a) 14.1
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None Petit theft second 812.014(3)(a) 14.1
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None Petit theft first 812.014(3)(b) 14.1
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Petit theft second Petit theft first degree 812.014(2)(e) 14.1
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This instruction was adopted in 1981 and amended in 1985 [477 So. 2d 985], 1987 [508 So. 2d 1221], 1989 [543 So. 2d 1205], 1992 [603 So. 2d 1175], 2003 [850 So. 2d 1272], and September 2005 [911 So. 2d 766 and 915 So. 2d 609] and 2008.
It is error to inform the jury of a prior theft conviction. Therefore, if the information or indictment contains an allegation of one or more prior theft convictions, do not read that allegation and do not send the information or indictment into the jury *576 room. If the defendant is found guilty of a theft, convicted of the current charge, the historical fact of a previous theft conviction shall be determined separately. State v. Harris, 356 So. 2d 315 (Fla.1978). beyond a reasonable doubt in a bifurcated proceeding. State v. Harbaugh, 754 So. 2d 691 (Fla.2000).
[1] We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 2(a), Fla. Const.
[2] Added to the definition of "authorized emergency vehicle" in instruction 13.1 are vehicles of the Florida Department of Corrections, as provided by section 316.003(1), Florida Statutes (2007). The definition of "dwelling" used in instruction 13.1 is also used in instruction 14.1. In addition, inclusion of the inference from section 812.022(1), pertaining to proof of false identification or identification that is not current, is modified to correctly reflect those two distinct bases underlying the inference.
[3] The amendments as reflected in the appendix are to the Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases as they appear on the Court's website at www.floridasupremecourt.org/jury_instructions/instructions.shtml. We recognize that there may be minor discrepancies between the instructions as they appear on the website and the published versions of the instructions. Any discrepancies as to instructions authorized for publication and use after October 25, 2007, should be resolved by reference to the published opinion of this Court authorizing the instruction.
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