Florida Statute 784.041 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XLVI
CRIMES

Chapter 784
ASSAULT; BATTERY; CULPABLE NEGLIGENCE

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F.S. 784.041

784.041 Felony battery; domestic battery by strangulation.—

(1) A person commits felony battery if he or she:

(a) Actually and intentionally touches or strikes another person against the will of the other; and

(b) Causes great bodily harm, permanent disability, or permanent disfigurement.

(2)(a) A person commits domestic battery by strangulation if the person knowingly and intentionally, against the will of another, impedes the normal breathing or circulation of the blood of a family or household member or of a person with whom he or she is in a dating relationship, so as to create a risk of or cause great bodily harm by applying pressure on the throat or neck of the other person or by blocking the nose or mouth of the other person. This paragraph does not apply to any act of medical diagnosis, treatment, or prescription which is authorized under the laws of this state.

(b) As used in this subsection, the term:

1. “Family or household member” has the same meaning as in s. 741.28.

2. “Dating relationship” means a continuing and significant relationship of a romantic or intimate nature.

(3) A person who commits felony battery or domestic battery by strangulation commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

History.—s. 1, ch. 97-183; s. 1, ch. 2007-133.

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Amendments to 784.041

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 784.041

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

S784.041 1 - BATTERY - REVISED. SEE REC #6279 - F: T

S784.041 1 - BATTERY - RENUMBERED. SEE REC # 8518 - F: T

S784.041 1 - BATTERY - COMMIT FELONY BATTERY - F: T

S784.041 2a - BATTERY - RENUMBERED. SEE REC # 8519 - F: T

S784.041 2a - BATTERY - RENUMBERED. SEE REC # 9349 - F: T

S784.041 2a - BATTERY - COMMIT DOMESTIC BATTERY BY STRANGULATION - F: T

S784.041 3 - BATTERY - REVISED. SEE REC # 6894, REC #6895 - F: T

S784.041 3 - BATTERY - RENUMBERED. SEE REC # 9048 - F: T

S784.041 3 - BATTERY - RENUMBERED. SEE REC # 9049 - F: T

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 784.041

Total Results: 20

MICHAEL ALLEN LOVETT v. STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-08-16

Snippet: punishable by up to five years in prison. See § 784.041(1), (3), Fla. Stat. (2018); § 775.082(3)(e), Fla

Jerry Richardson v. State of Florida

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-06-19

Snippet: either by causing great bodily harm under section 784.041(1)(b), Florida Statutes, or, alternatively, based

Micole Atiya Jefferson v. State of Florida

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-04-03

Snippet: with a weapon, a second-degree felony. Section 784.041(1), Florida Statutes (2017), is the corresponding

ARTHUR WILLIAM DENNIS v. STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2022-05-04

Snippet: domestic battery by strangulation under section 784.041(2)(a), Florida Statutes (2020), which reads:

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

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

Snippet: Felony battery 784.041(1) 8.5 Aggravated

ANTHONY v. NIEVES v. STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2019-08-02

Snippet: between misdemeanor and felony battery); see also § 784.041(a) (defining domestic battery by strangulation)

In Re: Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases-Report 2018-14.

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2019-04-11

Citation: 267 So. 3d 980

Snippet: 5(a) DOMESTIC BATTERY BY STRANGULATION § 784.041(2)(a), Fla. Stat. To prove the crime of

In Re: Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases - Report 2017-11

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2018-12-28

Snippet: 5 FELONY BATTERY § 784.041(1), Fla._Stat. To prove the crime of Felony

In Re: Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases - Report 2018-06

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2018-12-20

Snippet: Aggravated Assault 784.021 8.2 Felony Battery 784.041 8 .5 Robbery by Sudden 812.131(2)(b) 15.4 Snatchin

In Re: Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases-Report 2017-11.

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2018-12-20

Citation: 260 So. 3d 930

Snippet: 1st DCA 2004). 8.5 FELONY BATTERY § 784.041 (1) , Fla._Stat. To prove the

In Re: Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases-Report 2018-06.

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2018-12-20

Citation: 260 So. 3d 941

Snippet: Aggravated Assault 784.021 8.2 Felony Battery 784.041 8.5 Robbery by Sudden 812.131(2)(b) 15.4 Snatching

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: Aggravated battery 784.045 8.4 Felony battery 784.041(1) 8.5 Aggravated assault 784.021 8.2 Battery 784

In Re: Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases-Report 2018-04.

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2018-11-15

Citation: 257 So. 3d 370

Snippet: 045(1) 8.4 Attempt 777.04(1) 5.1 Felony battery 784.041(1) 8.5 Aggravated assault 784.021(1)(a) 8.2 Battery

Philip R. Snead v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2018-08-27

Citation: 254 So. 3d 1119

Snippet: weapon, not great bodily harm. See §§ 784.03(2), 784.041, 784.045(1)(a), Fla. Stat. (2013). The

The Florida Bar v. Anthony Wayne Blackburn

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2018-05-24

Citation: 244 So. 3d 168

Snippet: arrested and charged with battery pursuant to section 784.041(1)(a), with solicitation of prostitution pursuant

TYMOTHY RAY MARTIN v. STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2018-05-04

Snippet: disability, or permanent disfigurement under section 784.041(1), Florida Statutes (2016). Mr. Martin filed a

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: Aggravated battery 784.045 8.4 Felony battery 784.041(1) 8.5 Aggravated Assault 784.021 8.2 Battery 784

D.M. v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2017-12-27

Citation: 237 So. 3d 1096

Snippet: " D.M. appeals. *1098Florida Statutes section 784.041 (2017) provides that a person commits felony battery

D.M. v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2017-12-27

Snippet: D.M. appeals. Florida Statutes section 784.041 (2017) provides that a person commits felony battery

Delgado v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2017-10-06

Snippet: great bodily harm (count two), see §§ 777.011, 784.041(1), Fla. Stat. (2015), and conspiracy to deliver