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: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2019-12-19

Snippet: Comments See 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: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2018-12-13

Citation: 259 So. 3d 754

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

Ridge Gabriel v. State

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

Citation: 248 So. 3d 265

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

Citation: 236 So. 3d 282

Snippet: concerned instructions that pertain to section 782.065, Florida Statutes (2017), and was based upon

Rivera v. State

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

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

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: conflict issue in this case is whether section 782.065, Florida Statutes (2013), 1 creates

Leronnie Lee Walton v. State of Florida

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2016-12-01

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: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2016-06-15

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: 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: III. The Jury’s Special Finding under Section 782.065, Florida Statutes (2013) At trial, the jury was

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

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2014-08-28

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

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: performance of a legal duty as provided by section 782.065, Florida Statutes (2013). The statute provides

Smart v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2013-06-03

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

Park Finance of Broward, Inc. v. Jones

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2011-07-13

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: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1965-08-17

Citation: 178 So. 2d 62

Snippet: Inc., a New York corporation, Appellees. Nos. 64-782, 65-124. District Court of Appeal of Florida. Third