Florida Statute 782.065 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XLVI
CRIMES

Chapter 782
HOMICIDE

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F.S. 782.065

782.065 Murder; law enforcement officer, correctional officer, correctional probation officer.—Notwithstanding ss. 775.082, 775.0823, 782.04, 782.051, and chapter 921, a defendant shall be sentenced to life imprisonment without eligibility for release upon findings by the trier of fact that, beyond a reasonable doubt:

(1) The defendant committed murder in the first degree in violation of s. 782.04(1) and a death sentence was not imposed; murder in the second or third degree in violation of s. 782.04(2), (3), or (4); attempted murder in the first or second degree in violation of s. 782.04(1)(a)1. or (2); or attempted felony murder in violation of s. 782.051; and

(2) The victim of any offense described in subsection (1) was a law enforcement officer, part-time law enforcement officer, auxiliary law enforcement officer, correctional officer, part-time correctional officer, auxiliary correctional officer, correctional probation officer, part-time correctional probation officer, or auxiliary correctional probation officer, as those terms are defined in s. 943.10, engaged in the lawful performance of a legal duty.

History.—s. 1, ch. 2008-74; s. 3, ch. 2010-121; ss. 3, 7, ch. 2012-21; s. 20, ch. 2016-24; s. 24, ch. 2017-37.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 782.065

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

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 782.065.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 782.065

Total Results: 14

In Re: Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases - Report 2019-02

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

Snippet: Comments See Instruction 7.13 for the § 782.065, Fla. Stat., reclassification when the victim is…Comments SeeSee Instruction 7.13 for the § 782.065, Fla. Stat., reclassification when the victim is…Comments SeeSee Instruction 7.13 for the § 782.065, Fla. Stat., reclassification when the victim is

In Re: Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases-Report 2018-08.

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2018-12-13T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 259 So. 3d 754

Snippet: See Instruction 7.13 for the § 782.065, Fla. Stat., reclassification when the victim is… See Instruction 7.13 for the § 782.065, Fla. Stat., reclassification when the victim is

Ridge Gabriel v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2018-05-28T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: case, the Florida Supreme Court held that section 782.065, Florida Statutes (2013), created a separate,

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

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2018-02-08T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 236 So. 3d 282

Snippet: Fla. Stat. § 782.065 . See Instruction 7.13 for the § 782.065, Fla. Stat., reclassification… Fla. Stat. § 782.065 . See Instruction 7.13 for the § 782.065, Fla. Stat., reclassification… Fla. Stat. § 782.065 . See Instruction 7.13 for the § 782.065, Fla. Stat., reclassification…concerned instructions that pertain to section 782.065, Florida Statutes (2017), and was based upon …pertaining to the enhanced penalty pursuant to section 782.065(2), Florida Statutes, as well as the paragraph

Rivera v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2017-12-20T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 235 So. 3d 983

Snippet: .04(1), 777.04, 775.087, 775.0823, 784.07, and 782.065, Florida Statutes (2010), with one count of attempted…more than a term of life in prison. Under section 782.065, if the jury finds beyond a reasonable doubt that…to the increased sentence set forth in section 782.065 only when a jury finds beyond a reasonable doubt…murder of a law enforcement officer as to section 782.065 amounted to fundamental error” and that Ramroop…court- imposed a life sentence under both section 782.065 and section 775.087. However, the sentencing transcript

Gangapersad Ramroop v. State of Florida

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2017-03-30T00:00:00-07:00

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

Snippet: by section 782.065. However, the Fifth District incorrectly determined that section 782.065 is a reclassification…a legal duty. § 782.065, Fla. Stat. (2013). Similar to section 782.065, section 784.07, titled…conflict issue in this case is whether section 782.065, Florida Statutes (2013), 1 creates …Fifth District Court of Appeal held that section 782.065, titled “Murder; law enforcement officer, correctional… substantive offense. We conclude that section 782.065 is a reclassification statute that creates a substantive

Leronnie Lee Walton v. State of Florida

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2016-12-01T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 208 So. 3d 60, 41 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 587, 2016 Fla. LEXIS 2598

Snippet: Stat. (2008) (attempted second-degree murder); § 782.065(2), Fla. Stat. (2008) (sentencing enhancement for

Ryan Wilder v. State of Florida

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2016-06-15T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 194 So. 3d 1050, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 9223

Snippet: defendant is engaged in a non-enumerated felony); 782.065, Fla. Stat. (defendant convicted of third-degree

Ramroop v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2015-09-04T00:00:00-07:00

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

Snippet: enforcement officer before section 782.065 becomes operative. Section 782.065, Florida Statutes, provides as… to section 782.065 require knowledge of the victim’s status; we find that section 782.065 should be interpreted… III. The Jury’s Special Finding under Section 782.065, Florida Statutes (2013) At trial, the jury was…attempted second-degree murder. Pursuant to section 782.065, Florida Statutes, the effect of the jury’s special…prison without the eligibility of release. See § 782.065, Fla. Stat. (2013). On appeal, Ramroop argues that

In Re STANDARD JURY INSTRUCTIONS IN CRIMINAL CASES— REPORT NO. 2013-03

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2014-08-28T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 146 So. 3d 1110, 39 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 531, 2014 Fla. LEXIS 2582, 2014 WL 4251210

Snippet: performance of a legal duty as provided by section 782.065, Florida Statutes (2013); (2) amendment of the … State, 959 So.2d 218 (Fla.2007). § 782.065, Fla. Stat. Enhanced penalty. Give if applicable…Regarding the enhanced penalty under Fla. Stat. § 782.065, the statute does not specify that it is an element…that was prior to the enactment of Fla. Stat. § 782.065 and was based on a construction of Fla. Stat. §…victim’s status is an element under Fla. Stat. § 782,065. This instruction was adopted in 1981 and

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

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2014-04-24T00:00:00-07:00

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

Snippet: performance of a legal duty as provided by section 782.065, Florida Statutes (2013). The statute provides …guilty of Attempted First Degree Murder. § 782.065(2), Fla. Stat. Enhanced penalty. Give if applicable…Regarding the enhanced penalty under Fla. Stat. § 782.065, the statute does not specify that it is an element…that was prior to the enactment of Fla. Stat. § 782.065 and was based on a construction of Fla. Stat. §…victim’s status is an element under Fla. Stat. § 782.065.' This instruction was adopted in 1994

Smart v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2013-06-03T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 114 So. 3d 1048, 2013 WL 2395077, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 8765

Snippet: sentences are permissible, nevertheless, under section 782.065, which creates the crime of attempted murder of…police officer and mandates a life sentence. See § 782.065(1), Fla. Stat. (2008). Indeed, both the charging…attempted murders on September 10, 2008, and section 782.065 did not become effective until October 1, 2008.

Park Finance of Broward, Inc. v. Jones

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2011-07-13T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 94 So. 3d 617, 2011 WL 2694573, 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 11004

Snippet: judgment was entered against the defendants for $23,782.65, plus prejudgment interest of $1,374.49. In March

Cooper's Finer Foods, Inc. v. Pan Am. World Airways, Inc.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1965-08-17T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 178 So. 2d 62

Snippet: Inc., a New York corporation, Appellees. Nos. 64-782, 65-124. District Court of Appeal of Florida. Third…reception stamp of the carrier or issuer. 64-782, 65-124 District Court of Appeal of Florida fladistctapp