Florida Statute 782.07 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XLVI
CRIMES

Chapter 782
HOMICIDE

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F.S. 782.07

782.07 Manslaughter; aggravated manslaughter of an elderly person or disabled adult; aggravated manslaughter of a child; aggravated manslaughter of an officer, a firefighter, an emergency medical technician, or a paramedic.—

(1) The killing of a human being by the act, procurement, or culpable negligence of another, without lawful justification according to the provisions of chapter 776 and in cases in which such killing shall not be excusable homicide or murder, according to the provisions of this chapter, is manslaughter, a felony of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

(2) A person who causes the death of any elderly person or disabled adult by culpable negligence under s. 825.102(3) commits aggravated manslaughter of an elderly person or disabled adult, a felony of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

(3) A person who causes the death of any person under the age of 18 by culpable negligence under s. 827.03(2)(b) commits aggravated manslaughter of a child, a felony of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

(4) A person who causes the death, through culpable negligence, of an officer as defined in s. 943.10(14), a firefighter as defined in s. 112.191, an emergency medical technician as defined in s. 401.23, or a paramedic as defined in s. 401.23, while the officer, firefighter, emergency medical technician, or paramedic is performing duties that are within the course of his or her employment, commits aggravated manslaughter of an officer, a firefighter, an emergency medical technician, or a paramedic, a felony of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

History.—RS 2384; GS 3209; RGS 5039; CGL 7141; s. 715, ch. 71-136; s. 180, ch. 73-333; s. 15, ch. 74-383; s. 6, ch. 75-298; s. 12, ch. 96-322; s. 2, ch. 2002-74; s. 12, ch. 2012-155.

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Amendments to 782.07

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 782.07

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

S782.07 - HOMICIDE-NEGLIG MANSL-VEH - REMOVED - F: S

S782.07 1 - HOMICIDE-NEGLIG MANSL - KILLING HUMAN OTHER THAN BY MURDER OR HOMICIDE - F: S

S782.07 2 - HOMICIDE-NEGLIG MANSL-VEH - DELETED - F: F

S782.07 2 - HOMICIDE-NEGLIG MANSL - AGGRAV NEGLECT ELDERLY DISABLED ADULT - F: F

S782.07 3 - HOMICIDE-NEGLIG MANSL-VEH - REMOVED - F: F

S782.07 3 - HOMICIDE-NEGLIG MANSL - AGGRAVATED OF CHILD - F: F

S782.07 4 - HOMICIDE-NEGLIG MANSL - AGGRAV LEO EMT FIREFIGHTER PARAMEDIC - F: F

Civil Citations / Citable Offenses under S782.07

R or S next to points is Mandatory Revocation or Suspension

S782.07 MANSLAUGHTER - involving the use of a motor vehicle U.T.C. must be written pursuant to 316.650(10). [See 322.28(4)] - Points on Drivers License: 0 R

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Cases Citing Statute 782.07

Total Results: 20

NICHOLAS C. HARRIS v. STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-02-23

Snippet: included offense), with a weapon, under sections 782.07(1) and 775.087(1)(b), Florida Statutes; (2) correct

DAMON DARLING v. THE STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2022-08-31

Snippet: State, 707 So. 2d 1184, 1184 (Fla. 3d DCA 1998); § 782.07(1), Fla. Stat. Thus, where a jury renders a finding

NOUMAN KHAN RAJA v. STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2021-04-28

Snippet: charged with one count of manslaughter under section 782.07, Florida Statutes (2016), and one count of attempted

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

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

Snippet: 782.07 7.7 Aggravated 782.07(3) 7.7(a)

TREVOR DOOLEY v. STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2019-04-03

Citation: 268 So. 3d 880

Snippet: count of manslaughter with a weapon under sections 782.07(1) and 775.087(1)(b), Florida Statutes (2010),

Howard v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2018-12-21

Citation: 259 So. 3d 323

Snippet: is a third-degree felony. See §§ 777.04(4)(a); 782.07(1), Fla. Stat. (2016). The judgment also lists

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: (depraved mind) murder Manslaughter 782.07 7.7 Aggravated 782.07(3) 7.7(a) Manslaughter (Child) Second

Adam Lloyd Shepard v. State of Florida

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2018-11-01

Citation: 259 So. 3d 701

Snippet: maximum sentence of fifteen years' imprisonment. § 782.07, Fla. Stat. (2018) ; see § 775.082(3)(d), Fla.

Andre Robinson v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2018-07-23

Citation: 249 So. 3d 791

Snippet: Robinson 1 §§ 775.087(1)(b), 782.07(1), Fla. Stat. (2015). 2 § 812.13(2)(b)

Graves v. State

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

Citation: 248 So. 3d 1238

Snippet: (8) For manslaughter as described in s. 782.07 during the commission of a crime, a sentence

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: degree (depraved 777.04 mind) murder Attempted 782.07 and 6.6 manslaughter by act 777.04 Attempted aggravated

Eric Hope v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2017-12-18

Citation: 239 So. 3d 737

Snippet: error"). The judgment erroneously cites to section 782.07, Florida Statutes (2015), for the crime of burglary

Virginia Denise Wyche v. State of Florida

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2017-11-05

Snippet: not abrogated by sections 390.001, 782.04, and 782.07, Florida Statutes (1993)).

Christopher Dean v. State of Florida

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2017-08-31

Citation: 230 So. 3d 420

Snippet: according to the provisions of [chapter 782] .... § 782.07(1), Fla. Stat. (2004). Based on the statute, the

State of Florida v. Damani Spencer

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2017-04-27

Citation: 216 So. 3d 481, 42 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 494, 2017 WL 1505973, 2017 Fla. LEXIS 922

Snippet: underlined provisions: ATTEMPTED MANSLAUGHTER BY ACT §§ 782.07 and 777.04, Fla. Stat. To prove the crime of Attempted

State of Florida v. Nicolas Dominique

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

Citation: 215 So. 3d 1227, 42 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 386, 2017 WL 1177619, 2017 Fla. LEXIS 713, 2017 Fla. App. LEXIS 4322

Snippet: element of an intent to kill not contained in section 782.07, Florida Statutes (2005), the manslaughter statute

In Re: Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases—report 2016-01

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2017-03-09

Citation: 213 So. 3d 680

Snippet: 6.6 ATTEMPTED MANSLAUGHTER BY ACT §§ 782.07 and 777.04, Fla. Stat. To prove the crime

Knight v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2017-02-21

Citation: 213 So. 3d 1019, 2017 WL 672131, 2017 Fla. App. LEXIS 2285

Snippet: manslaughter of a child, a first-degree felony. See § 782.07(3), Fla. Stat. (2015). Knight was a daycare worker

Thomas Daugherty v. State of Florida

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2017-01-19

Citation: 211 So. 3d 29, 42 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 1, 2017 Fla. LEXIS 106

Snippet: Florida’s manslaughter statute, set forth in section 782.07, Florida Statutes (2005), “does not impose a requirement

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: the death of any particular individual”), with § 782.07(1), Fla. Stat. (2008) (defining manslaughter as