Florida Statute 782.051 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XLVI
CRIMES

Chapter 782
HOMICIDE

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F.S. 782.051

782.051 Attempted felony murder.—

(1) Any person who perpetrates or attempts to perpetrate any felony enumerated in s. 782.04(3) and who commits, aids, or abets an intentional act that is not an essential element of the felony and that could, but does not, cause the death of another commits a felony of the first degree, punishable by imprisonment for a term of years not exceeding life, or as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084, which is an offense ranked in level 9 of the Criminal Punishment Code. Victim injury points shall be scored under this subsection.

(2) Any person who perpetrates or attempts to perpetrate any felony other than a felony enumerated in s. 782.04(3) and who commits, aids, or abets an intentional act that is not an essential element of the felony and that could, but does not, cause the death of another commits a felony of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084, which is an offense ranked in level 8 of the Criminal Punishment Code. Victim injury points shall be scored under this subsection.

(3) When a person is injured during the perpetration of or the attempt to perpetrate any felony enumerated in s. 782.04(3) by a person other than the person engaged in the perpetration of or the attempt to perpetrate such felony, the person perpetrating or attempting to perpetrate such felony commits a felony of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084, which is an offense ranked in level 7 of the Criminal Punishment Code. Victim injury points shall be scored under this subsection.

History.—s. 1, ch. 96-359; s. 18, ch. 97-194; s. 12, ch. 98-204; s. 4, ch. 2001-236; s. 6, ch. 2012-21; s. 23, ch. 2017-37.

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Amendments to 782.051

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 782.051

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

S782.051 - HOMICIDE-WILFUL KILL - REMOVED - F: S

S782.051 1 - HOMICIDE - SPECIF FELONY COMMIT ACT COULD CAUSE DEATH - F: F

S782.051 2 - HOMICIDE - OTHER FELONY COMMIT ACT COULD CAUSE DEATH - F: F

S782.051 3 - HOMICIDE - SPECIF FELONY COMMIT 3RD PERS CAUSE INJURY - F: S

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 782.051

Total Results: 20

Anthawn Ragan, Jr. v. the State of Florida

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-10-30

Snippet: punishable by up to thirty years in prison. See § 782.051(2), Fla. Stat. (2013). Attempted premeditated murder

Keith Matthew McCray v. State of Florida

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2019-01-22

Citation: 265 So. 3d 659

Snippet: robbery from the attempted felony murder. See § 782.051(1), Fla. Stat. (2016) (establishing that attempted

Sullivan v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2018-09-05

Citation: 254 So. 3d 1144

Snippet: of the attempted felony murder statute. See § 782.051(1), Fla. Stat. (2014) (stating that, to be guilty

Graves v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2018-06-06

Citation: 248 So. 3d 1238

Snippet: For attempted felony murder as described in s. 782.051, a sentence pursuant to s. 775.082, s. 775

Ridge Gabriel v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2018-05-28

Citation: 248 So. 3d 265

Snippet: charged with attempted felony murder under section 782.051, Florida Statutes (2013), he was potentially convicted

In Re: Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases-Report 2017-06.

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2018-02-08

Citation: 236 So. 3d 282

Snippet: felony 782.051(1) 6.3 murder Attempted felony 782.051(2) 6.3 murder Attempted felony 782.051(3) 6.3(a)

Newbhard v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2017-12-20

Citation: 237 So. 3d 1075

Snippet: a felony of the first degree . . . . § 782.051(1), Fla. Stat. (2012). The robbery statute

Calvin Weatherspoon v. State of Florida

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2017-04-06

Citation: 214 So. 3d 578, 42 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 405, 2017 WL 1282110, 2017 Fla. LEXIS 751

Snippet: crime of attempted felonymurder under section 782.051, Florida Statutes (2016), when the State charges

Gangapersad Ramroop v. State of Florida

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2017-03-30

Citation: 214 So. 3d 657, 42 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 381, 2017 WL 1177635, 2017 Fla. LEXIS 691

Snippet: —Notwithstanding ss. 775.082, 775.0823, 782.04, 782.051, and chapter 921, a defendant shall be sentenced

Guzman v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2016-12-21

Citation: 211 So. 3d 204, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 18675

Snippet: murder stat *208 ute, section 782.051, Fla. Stat. (2004). However, the narrative on the

Robert Pernell McCloud v. State of Florida

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2016-11-17

Citation: 208 So. 3d 668, 41 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 548, 2016 Fla. LEXIS 2530

Snippet: felony murder with a firearm pursuant to section 782.051(1), Florida Statutes (1999). Id. at 86. He argued

Williams v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2015-10-14

Snippet: victim], a human being in violation of 782.051(1) and 775.087 & 777.011, Florida Statutes

Williams v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2015-10-14

Citation: 182 So. 3d 11, 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 15182, 2015 WL 5965155

Snippet: upon [the victim], a human being in violation of 782.051(1) and 775.087 & 777.011, Florida Statutes....

Ramroop v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2015-09-04

Citation: 174 So. 3d 584, 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 13194, 2015 WL 5165545

Snippet: Notwithstanding ss. 775.082, 775.0823, 782.04, 782.051, and chapter 921, a defendant shall be sentenced

Calvin Weatherspoon v. State of Florida

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2015-08-19

Citation: 191 So. 3d 481, 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 12462

Snippet: LIGHT OF THE LEGISLATURE’S CREATION OF SECTION 782.051, WHICH CREATED A CRIME CALLED “ATTEMPTED FELONY

Calvin Weatherspoon v. State of Florida

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2015-06-24

Citation: 194 So. 3d 341, 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 9588

Snippet: charged, i.e., attempted felony murder under section 782.051. While the state concedes that the information

Ahmad R. Milton v. State of Florida

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2014-11-20

Citation: 161 So. 3d 1245, 39 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 708, 2014 Fla. LEXIS 3439

Snippet: essential element of the underlying felony.” § 782.051(1), Fla. Stat. (2006). Specifically, we consider

In Re STANDARD JURY INSTRUCTIONS IN CRIMINAL CASES—REPORT NO. 2013-02

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2014-04-24

Citation: 137 So. 3d 995, 2014 WL 1622183

Snippet: [ENUMERATED FELONY] [NON-ENUMERATED FELONY] § 782.051(1) and (2), Fla. Stat. To prove the crime

Martin v. Justice Administration Commission

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2013-12-17

Citation: 127 So. 3d 1281, 2013 WL 6635872, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 19916

Snippet: statutes, the client faced life in prison. See §§ 782.051(1), 775.087(2)(a)(2), 812.13(2)(a), & 777.04(1)

Estevez v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2013-11-20

Citation: 127 So. 3d 635, 2013 WL 6083410, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 18407

Snippet: commits a felony of the first degree .... ” § 782.051(1), Fla. Stat. (2007). Therefore, unlike felony