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Davis v. State

Citations

  • 736 So. 2d 27
  • 1999 WL 308808

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  • stating that entrance into a structure is an essential element of burglary
  • addressing essential elements of the offense in the context of jury instructions for attempted burglary
  • finding in attempted burglary prosecution that it was error to instruct jury that at time of entering or remaining in structure, defendant had \fully informed [sic] conscious intent to commit the offense of burglary in that structure\
  • \An inaccurate jury instruction constitutes fundamental error if the inaccuracy relates to an element of the charged offense.\
  • jury instructed it had to find the defendant \had a fully-informed conscious intent to commit the offense of burglary in that structure\
  • considering a similar jury instruction and finding fundamental error

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Judges: Per Curiam

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