Florida Statute 776.041 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XLVI
CRIMES

Chapter 776
JUSTIFIABLE USE OF FORCE

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F.S. 776.041

776.041 Use or threatened use of force by aggressor.—The justification described in the preceding sections of this chapter is not available to a person who:

(1) Is attempting to commit, committing, or escaping after the commission of, a forcible felony; or

(2) Initially provokes the use or threatened use of force against himself or herself, unless:

(a) Such force or threat of force is so great that the person reasonably believes that he or she is in imminent danger of death or great bodily harm and that he or she has exhausted every reasonable means to escape such danger other than the use or threatened use of force which is likely to cause death or great bodily harm to the assailant; or

(b) In good faith, the person withdraws from physical contact with the assailant and indicates clearly to the assailant that he or she desires to withdraw and terminate the use or threatened use of force, but the assailant continues or resumes the use or threatened use of force.

History.—s. 13, ch. 74-383; s. 1190, ch. 97-102; s. 7, ch. 2014-195.

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Amendments to 776.041

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 776.041

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 776.041.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 776.041

Total Results: 20

Smith v. State of Florida

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2024-06-19T00:00:00-07:00

Snippet: had in mind, and which we now address. Section 776.041, Florida Statutes, completely forecloses the justification…standard jury instruction that pertains to section 776.041(2)(a) “accurately communicate[s] the law to the… aggressor may use to claim immunity). Section 776.041, in turn, does not foreclose Smith’s entitlement…record that the foreclosure set out in section 776.041(1) does not apply here.

DEANDRE LADALE PETERSON vs STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2023-03-24T00:00:00-07:00

Snippet: at issue in this appeal derives from section 776.041(1), Florida Statutes (2014), which provides that

In Re: Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases - Report 2019-01

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2019-12-18T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: transport people or property. Aggressor. § 776.041(1), Fla. Stat. Give if applicable and only in cases…not a crime against a person. Aggressor. § 776.041(2), Fla. Stat. Give if applicable. Gibbs …that the danger was real. Aggressor. § 776.041(1), Fla. Stat. Give if applicable and only in cases…a crime against a person. Aggressor. § 776.041(2), Fla. Stat. Give if applicable. Gibbs

DANIEL HUDSON v. STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2019-08-21T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: after the commission of, a forcible felony.” § 776.041(1), Fla. Stat. (2018). This exception applies… 1265 (explaining that the plain language of § 776.041(1) “indicates that it is applicable only under

Amos Moorer v. State of Florida

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2019-07-23T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: Fla. Std. Jury Instr. (Crim.) 3.6(f); see also § 776.041, Fla. Stat. (2016) (“The justification described

Rivera v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2019-06-21T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 274 So. 3d 537

Snippet: victim continued or resumed the use of force. See § 776.041 (2), Fla. Stat. (2014) ; State v. Floyd, 186 So

Rivera v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2019-06-21T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 274 So. 3d 537

Snippet: victim continued or resumed the use of force. See § 776.041 (2), Fla. Stat. (2014) ; State v. Floyd, 186 So

LISA ANN GRANT v. STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2019-03-06T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 266 So. 3d 203

Snippet: . § 776.012(1)–(2), Fla. Stat. (2014). Section 776.041, however, provides an exception to the justifiable…after the commission of, a forcible felony.” § 776.041(1), Fla. Stat. (2014) (emphasis added). Relying…Relying on the plain language of section 776.041, Defendant argues that the forcible-felony instruction as …make clear that “the plain language of section 776.041 indicates that it is applicable only under circumstances… State nonetheless argues that because section 776.041 provides that the forcible-felony exception applies

In Re: Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases - Report 2017-07 – Corrected Opinion

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2018-12-05T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: unnecessarily” to the instruction pertaining to section 776.041(2)(a), Florida Statutes (2018). We agree with … -3- 776.041(1) is expanded to explain that the forcible felony…the instruction for “aggressor” under section 776.041(1), Florida Statutes, that it should only be given…transport people or property. Aggressor. § 776.041(1), Fla. Stat. Give if applicable and only in cases…not a crime against a person. Aggressor. § 776.041(2), Fla. Stat. Give if applicable. Gibbs

In Re: Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases-Report 2017-07.

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2018-11-21T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 257 So. 3d 908

Snippet: quot; to the instruction pertaining to section 776.041(2)(a), Florida Statutes (2018). We agree with the…italicized note to trial judges citing section 776.041(1) is expanded *910 to explain that …instruction for "aggressor" under section 776.041(1), Florida Statutes, that it should only be given…transport people or property. Aggressor. § 776.041(1), Fla. Stat. Give if applicable and …crime against a person. Aggressor. § 776.041(2), Fla. Stat. Give if applicable. Gibbs

Greg D. Brown v. State of Florida

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2016-06-08T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 194 So. 3d 507, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 8825

Snippet: Id. at 1021. Further, in both section 776.041(2)(a), Florida Statutes (2010), and the standard

Cook v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2016-06-03T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 192 So. 3d 681, 2016 WL 3125471, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 8475

Snippet: after the commission of, a forcible felony.” § 776.041(1). Burglary is a foreible felony. § 776.08. …354 (Fla.1958))). We conclude that section 776.041(1)—providing that self-defense as defined in section

In Re Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases—report No. 2014-06

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2016-05-05T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 191 So. 3d 411, 2016 WL 2586287

Snippet: forcible felony instruction is based on section 776.041(1), Florida Statutes (2015), and instructs jurors

State of Florida v. Robert Franklin Floyd

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2016-03-10T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 186 So. 3d 1013, 41 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 85, 2016 Fla. LEXIS 502

Snippet: 776.032(1), Fla. Stat. (2010). However, section 776.041, “Use of force by aggressor,” provides an exception… continues or resumes the use of force, § 776.041, Fla. Stat. (2010) (emphasis supplied). The “preceding… every reasonable means to escape.... ” § 776.041(2)(a), Fla. Stat. (2010). Likewise, the standard

Theodist Tyrone Richardson v. State of Florida

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2015-12-29T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: the “aggressor” instruction pursuant to section 776.041, Florida Statutes (2011), which included the requirement

Wyche v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2015-07-22T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 170 So. 3d 898, 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 11042, 2015 WL 4464474

Snippet: relevant part, sections 776.012, 776.013, and 776.041 of the Florida Statutes. Section 776.012 is titled… (3), the stand your ground provision. Section 776.041 is titled “Use of force by aggressor,” and it is…use of force is in defense of another). Section 776.041 explains that the protections provided in the preceding…assailant continues or resumes the use of force. § 776.041, Fla. Stat. (2010). Thus, Chapter 776 addresses…on the defenses contained in Chapter 776. See § 776.041. The jury instruction agreed to by the defendant

Roberts v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2015-06-18T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 168 So. 3d 252, 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 9277, 2015 WL 3777705

Snippet: Stat. (2009) (emphasis added). Further, section 776.041, titled “Use of force by aggressor,” states the…clearly ... that he or she desires to withdraw.” § 776.041(2)(a)-(b), Fla. Stat. (2009). *261Here, instructions…reflecting sections 776.012(1), 776.013(3), and 776.041(2) were read to the jury. The State argues that

Anthony Cruz v. State of Florida

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2015-05-20T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 189 So. 3d 822, 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 7645

Snippet: force with force, including deadly force-”); § 776.041(2), Fla. Stat; (2008) (“The justification described

Deandre Ross v. State of Florida

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2015-02-02T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 157 So. 3d 406

Snippet: sections 776.013(3), Florida Statutes (2012), and 776.041(2), Florida Statutes (2012), which state: …force against himself or herself,.... § 776.041(2), Fla. Stat. (2012). We suggest both the

Gregory v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2014-06-18T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 141 So. 3d 651, 2014 WL 2741480, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 9198

Snippet: forcible-felony exception is derived from section 776.041, Florida Statutes (2010), which provides that a…after the commission of, a forcible felony ....” § 776.041(1), Fla. Stat.; see also Fla. Std. Jury Instr.