Florida Statute 782.08 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XLVI
CRIMES

Chapter 782
HOMICIDE

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782.08 Assisting self-murder.—Every person deliberately assisting another in the commission of self-murder shall be guilty of manslaughter, a felony of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

History.—s. 9, ch. 1637, 1868; RS 2385; GS 3210; RGS 5040; CGL 7142; s. 716, ch. 71-136.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 782.08

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

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Cases Citing Statute 782.08

Total Results: 11

In Re Guardianship of Browning

568 So. 2d 4, 1990 WL 133476

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Sep 13, 1990 | Docket: 2450604

Cited 62 times | Published

to live. Euthanasia is a crime in this state. § 782.08, Fla. Stat. (1987). See § 765.11(1), Fla. Stat

Satz v. Perlmutter

362 So. 2d 160

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 13, 1978 | Docket: 1293654

Cited 58 times | Published

Florida Statutes (1977) or Manslaughter under Section 782.08. The hospital, and its doctors, while not insensitive

Krischer v. McIver

697 So. 2d 97, 1997 WL 414567

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jul 17, 1997 | Docket: 1776745

Cited 14 times | Published

filed suit for a declaratory judgment that section 782.08, Florida Statutes (1995), which prohibits assisted

In Re Guardianship of Browning

543 So. 2d 258, 1989 WL 34840

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 10, 1989 | Docket: 1729839

Cited 14 times | Published

to live. Euthanasia is a crime in this state. § 782.08, Fla. Stat. (1987). See § 765.11(1), Fla. Stat

White v. State

666 So. 2d 895, 1996 WL 15521

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jan 18, 1996 | Docket: 429155

Cited 10 times | Published

existing law relating to manslaughter." [2] See § 782.08, Fla. Stat. (1993) (assisting selfmurder); Id

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

236 So. 3d 282

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Feb 8, 2018 | Docket: 6299402

Cited 4 times | Published

Assisting a suicide is Manslaughter, according to § 782.08, Fla. Stat. A special instruction will be needed

State v. Adams

683 So. 2d 517, 1996 WL 354412

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 28, 1996 | Docket: 1514973

Cited 4 times | Published

the commission of selfmurder," a violation of section 782.08, Florida Statutes (1993). The state also challenges

In Re: Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases-Report 2018-13.

272 So. 3d 1210

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jun 6, 2019 | Docket: 15737694

Published

offenses of assisting self-murder. See § 782.08, Fla. Stat. (2018). The amended criminal

Ragan v. State

599 So. 2d 276, 1992 Fla. App. LEXIS 5799, 1992 WL 112121

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 29, 1992 | Docket: 64667577

Published

assisting self-murder, which is now defined *277in section 782.08, Florida Statutes (1989). We disagree. The

State v. Herbert

568 So. 2d 4, 1990 Fla. LEXIS 1154

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Sep 13, 1990 | Docket: 64653738

Published

to live. Euthanasia is a crime in this state. § 782.08, Fla.Stat. (1987). See § 765.11(1), Fla.Stat.

Herbert ex rel. Browning v. State

543 So. 2d 258, 14 Fla. L. Weekly 956, 1989 Fla. App. LEXIS 1960

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 10, 1989 | Docket: 64642538

Published

to live. Euthanasia is a crime in this state. § 782.08, Fla.Stat. (1987). See § 765.11(1), Fla.Stat.

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