Florida Statute 790.162 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

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Title XLVI
CRIMES

Chapter 790
WEAPONS AND FIREARMS

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F.S. 790.162

790.162 Threat to throw, project, place, or discharge any destructive device, felony; penalty.—It is unlawful for any person to threaten to throw, project, place, or discharge any destructive device with intent to do bodily harm to any person or with intent to do damage to any property of any person, and any person convicted thereof commits a felony of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

History.—s. 2, ch. 59-29; s. 7, ch. 69-306; s. 748, ch. 71-136; s. 45, ch. 88-381; s. 4, ch. 90-124; s. 4, ch. 90-176.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 790.162

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

S790.162 - THREAT TO BOMB - THREATEN DISCHARGE DESTRUCTIVE DEVICE - F: S

Cases Citing Statute 790.162

Total Results: 13

In Re Stan. Jury Instr. in Criminal Cases

543 So. 2d 1205, 1989 WL 34342

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Mar 30, 1989 | Docket: 1729777

Cited 112 times | Published

change suggested in the (88-1) report. 5. Section 790.162, Florida Statutes, was amended by Chapter 88-381

Valdes v. State

443 So. 2d 221

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 14, 1983 | Docket: 1458012

Cited 6 times | Published

discharge a destructive device in violation of Section 790.162, Florida Statutes (1981). He contends on appeal

Lanier v. State

983 So. 2d 658, 2008 WL 2120798

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 21, 2008 | Docket: 1670504

Cited 5 times | Published

destructive devicea bombin violation of section 790.162, Florida Statutes (2007), possession of cocaine

Reid v. State

405 So. 2d 500

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 6, 1981 | Docket: 1348784

Cited 5 times | Published

Judge. This case involves the construction of section 790.162, Florida Statutes (1979). Appellant entered

Smith v. State

344 So. 2d 905

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 29, 1977 | Docket: 474785

Cited 5 times | Published

intent to damage the property, in violation of Section 790.162 Florida Statutes 1975. In a second count the

Dragani v. State

759 So. 2d 745, 2000 WL 707188

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 1, 2000 | Docket: 1421517

Cited 2 times | Published

NOTES [1] § 812.13, Fla. Stat. (1997). [2] § 790.162, Fla. Stat. (1997). [3] § 782.082(8), Fla. Stat

Spellman v. State

529 So. 2d 305, 1988 WL 72164

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 13, 1988 | Docket: 1523725

Cited 1 times | Published

destructive device with intent to do bodily harm," § 790.162, Fla. Stat. (1985), which have been construed

Valdes v. State

443 So. 2d 223

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 14, 1983 | Docket: 1458065

Cited 1 times | Published

discharge a destructive device in violation of Section 790.162, Florida Statutes (1981). Two of the points

L. C. v. STATE OF FLORIDA

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 6, 2019 | Docket: 16432694

Published

was charged for his shooting statements. Section 790.162 makes it unlawful to threaten to place a bomb

In Re: Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases - Report 2017-04

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Nov 30, 2017 | Docket: 6233352

Published

make clear that the offense as charged under section 790.162, Florida Statutes (2017) (Threat to throw,

Keene v. State

689 So. 2d 1176, 1997 Fla. App. LEXIS 2062, 1997 WL 101244

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 7, 1997 | Docket: 64771803

Published

of the jBradenton Herald, in violation of section 790.162, Florida Statutes (1993). Before trial, Keene

Brown v. State

587 So. 2d 563, 1991 Fla. App. LEXIS 9861, 1991 WL 199929

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 4, 1991 | Docket: 64662281

Published

discharge any destructive device, contrary to section 790.162. As noted, the trial court departed from the

McGee v. State

463 So. 2d 422, 10 Fla. L. Weekly 306, 1985 Fla. App. LEXIS 12174

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 4, 1985 | Docket: 64609869

Published

Whether, in order to prove a violation of section 790.162, Florida Statutes, defining the crime of threatening