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The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XLVI
CRIMES
Chapter 784
ASSAULT; BATTERY; CULPABLE NEGLIGENCE
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F.S. 784.021
784.021 Aggravated assault.
(1) An “aggravated assault” is an assault:
(a) With a deadly weapon without intent to kill; or
(b) With an intent to commit a felony.
(2) A person who commits aggravated assault commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
(3) For the purposes of sentencing under chapter 921, a violation of this section committed by a person acting in furtherance of a riot or an aggravated riot prohibited under s. 870.01 is ranked one level above the ranking under s. 921.0022 for the offense committed.
History.s. 2, ch. 3275, 1881; RS 2402; GS 3228; RGS 5061; CGL 7163; s. 1, ch. 29709, 1955; s. 1, ch. 57-345; s. 731, ch. 71-136; s. 18, ch. 74-383; s. 8, ch. 75-298; s. 5, ch. 2021-6.
Note.Former s. 784.04.

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Amendments to 784.021


Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 784.021
Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

S784.021 1a - AGGRAV ASSLT - WEAPON - W DEADLY WEAPON WITHOUT INTENT TO KILL - F: T
S784.021 1b - ASSAULT - AGGRAVATED W INTENT TO COMMIT A FELONY - F: T



Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 784.021

Total Results: 20

Milot Richards v. the State of Florida

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2024-11-06T00:00:00-08:00

Snippet: other person that such violence is imminent.”); § 784.021(1)(a), Fla. Stat. (2021) (“An ‘aggravated assault

JOSE MIKE ESPICHAN v. STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2024-07-19T00:00:00-07:00

Snippet: kill or (b) with an intent to commit a felony. § 784.021(1), Fla. Stat. (2021).3 “For statutory purposes

Nicol Maslo v. The State of Florida

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2024-05-21T00:00:00-07:00

Snippet: law enforcement officer with a firearm. See § 784.021(1), Fla. Stat. (2023); § 784.07(1)(e), Fla. Stat

Lateef Garnes v. State of Florida

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2024-02-28T00:00:00-08:00

Snippet: . Hatten, 203 So. 3d at 145; §§ 775.082(3)(e), 784.021(2), Fla. Stat. (2021). As such, appellant could

State of Florida v. Herbert Leon Manago, Jr.

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2023-11-30T00:00:00-08:00

Snippet: necessary to form the underlying crime. See, e.g., § 784.021, Fla. Stat. (2023) (listing the elements for aggravated

STATE OF FLORIDA v. JASON SCOTT DOWNS

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2023-09-15T00:00:00-07:00

Snippet: it only indicated a simple assault. Compare § 784.021(2), Fla. Stat. (1998) ("Whoever commits an

STATE OF FLORIDA vs JASON SCOTT DOWNS

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2023-09-15T00:00:00-07:00

Snippet: it only indicated a simple assault. Compare § 784.021(2), Fla. Stat. (1998) ("Whoever commits an

Fred Somers v. United States

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2022-11-16T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: aggravated assault with a deadly weapon under section 784.021(1)(a), Florida Statutes (1997), qualifies as a

STATE OF FLORIDA vs TARVIS LORRAINE WILLIAMSON

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2022-09-23T00:00:00-07:00

Snippet: person that such violence is imminent.” Section 784.021(1), Florida Statutes (2021), then defines “aggravated

JOHN AARON JACKSON v. THE STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2021-09-29T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: aggravated assault with a firearm under section 784.021.3 Jackson appealed his conviction and this Court…aggravated assault with a deadly weapon under section 784.021(1)(a), require more than simply carrying the weapon

ADDARRYLL DORSEY JR. v. STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2021-03-24T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: aggravated assault is five years in prison. §§ 784.021, 775.082(3)(e), Fla. Stat. Therefore, we reverse

LAVINEL ZURZ v. STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2021-03-17T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: Bodily Harm/Firearm)” and then refers to section “784.021(1)(a),” Florida Statutes. Aggravated battery…section 784.045, Florida Statutes, not section 784.021. The State concedes error, acknowledging the judgment

ROBERT L. EDGECOMB v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2020-11-11T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: of aggravated assault, in violation of section 784.021, Florida Statutes.

RODNEY THOMAS v. STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2020-05-20T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: owhere does either statute [section 784.011 and 784.021] require as an element of the crime that

Timothy Anderson v. State of Florida

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2020-03-04T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: without intent to kill, contrary to [s]ection 784.021(1)(a), Florida Statutes [(2014)2].” Id. at 682.…2014 version and the current version of section 784.021(1)(a). … without intent to kill, contrary to [s]ection 784.021(1)(a), Florida Statutes.” Anderson, 247 So. 3d…ith a deadly weapon without intent to kill.” § 784.021(1)(a). “Assault” is defined in section 784.011(

In Re: Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases - Report 2019-04

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

Snippet: device Aggravated assault 784.021 8.2 Assault … Aggravated assault 784.021 8.2 Assault

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

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

Snippet: Aggravated assault 784.021 8.2 Battery …784.041(1) 8.5 Aggravated assault 784.021 8.2 Battery 784.03

Daniel Thomas Fountain v. State of Florida

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2019-07-09T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: threat with a deadly weapon. See §§ 790.19 & 784.021(1)(a), Fla. Stat. (2016). We affirm both points

Robert Jacoby Turner v. State of Florida

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2019-06-28T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: Although aggravated assault, as defined by section 784.021(1), Florida Statutes, can be committed either (…necessary element of aggravated assault under section 784.021(1)(a) was negated by the jury finding that he did

David L. Ross v. City of Jacksonville

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2019-06-12T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: under section 776.08, Florida Statutes. See § 784.021(1)(a), Fla. Stat. (2019) (an aggravated assault…evidence of an assault with a deadly weapon. § 784.021(1)(a), Fla. Stat. For almost a hundred years, Florida