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The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XLVI
CRIMES
Chapter 784
ASSAULT; BATTERY; CULPABLE NEGLIGENCE
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F.S. 784.082
784.082 Assault or battery by a person who is being detained in a prison, jail, or other detention facility upon visitor or other detainee; reclassification of offenses.Whenever a person who is being detained in a prison, jail, or other detention facility is charged with committing an assault or aggravated assault or a battery or aggravated battery upon any visitor to the detention facility or upon any other detainee in the detention facility, the offense for which the person is charged shall be reclassified as follows:
(1) In the case of aggravated battery, from a felony of the second degree to a felony of the first degree.
(2) In the case of aggravated assault, from a felony of the third degree to a felony of the second degree.
(3) In the case of battery, from a misdemeanor of the first degree to a felony of the third degree.
(4) In the case of assault, from a misdemeanor of the second degree to a misdemeanor of the first degree.
History.s. 4, ch. 96-293.

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F.S. 784.082 on Casetext

Amendments to 784.082


Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 784.082
Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

S784.082 1 - AGGRAV BATTERY - BY PERSON DETAINED IN PRISON OR JAIL FACILITY - F: F
S784.082 2 - ASSAULT - AGG ASSLT BY PERSON DETAIN IN PRISON/JAIL FAC - F: S
S784.082 3 - BATTERY - BY PERSON DETAINED IN PRISON OR JAIL FACILITY - F: T
S784.082 4 - SIMPLE ASSLT - BY PERSON DETAINED IN PRISON OR JAIL FACILITY - M: F



Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

UNITED STATES v. B. GANDY, Jr., 917 F.3d 1333 (11th Cir. 2019)

. . . . §§ 784.03, 784.082, qualifies as a "crime of violence" under the Sentencing Guidelines. . . . Stat. §§ 784.03, 784.082 ; a 2012 nolo contendere plea for felony battery; and a 2013 nolo contendere . . . Stat. §§ 784.03, 784.082. . . . Stat. §§ 784.03, 784.082. . . . Stat. § 784.082(3). . . .

MCNEIL, v. STATE, 215 So. 3d 55 (Fla. 2017)

. . . 784.011, s. 784.021, s. 784.03, s. 784.041, s. 784.045, s. 784.048, s. 784.07, s. 784.08, s. 784.081, s. 784.082 . . .

J. LEWIS, v. STATE, 211 So. 3d 279 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2017)

. . . removed) lesser included offense of battery on a jail visitor or other detainee in violation of section 784.082 . . . jail visitor or other detainee will always require a finding that a defendant committed a battery. § 784.082 . . . . § 784.082(3), Fla. Stat. (2014). . . . this case, appellant was charged with battery upon a jail visitor or other detainee under sections 784.082 . . . Section 784.082(3) results in reclassification of the battery from a misdemeanor to a third-degree felony . . .

A. HERNANDEZ, JR. v. STATE A. Jr. v. L., 180 So. 3d 978 (Fla. 2015)

. . . Section 784.082(3), Florida Statutes (2007), provides in pertinent part that whenever a person who is . . . detainee in the facility, the offense of battery is reclassified to a felony of the third degree. § 784.082 . . .

McNEIL, v. STATE, 162 So. 3d 274 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2015)

. . . 784.011, s. 784.021, s. 784.03, s. 784.041, s. 784.045, s. 784.048, s. 784.07, s. 784.08, s. 784.081, s. 784.082 . . . 784.011, s. 784.021, s. 784.03, s. 784.041, s. 784.045, s. 784.048, s. 784.07, s. 784.08, s. 784.081, s. 784.082 . . .

In STANDARD JURY INSTRUCTIONS IN CRIMINAL CASES- REPORT NO., 157 So. 3d 1027 (Fla. 2015)

. . . .-078,- 784.081784.082, 784083, and 784Q85t See Spurgeon v. . . .

WILSON, v. WARDEN, FCC COLEMAN,, 581 F. App'x 750 (11th Cir. 2014)

. . . . § 784.082. . . .

STATE v. CHUBBUCK,, 141 So. 3d 1163 (Fla. 2014)

. . . .2012) (“Had the Legislature intended to exclude juvenile detention centers from the scope of section 784.082 . . .

In STANDARD JURY INSTRUCTIONS IN CRIMINAL CASES- REPORT NO., 126 So. 3d 248 (Fla. 2013)

. . . aggravated assault or aggravated battery, by a detainee upon another detainee or a visitor, under section 784.082 . . . AGGRAVATED ASSAULT] [BATTERY] [AGGRAVATED BATTERY] BY A DETAINEE UPON [ANOTHER DETAINEE] [A VISITOR] § 784.082 . . . In Hopkins, the Court held that section 784.082 of the Florida Statutes (2007) applied to juveniles detained . . .

HOPKINS, v. STATE, 105 So. 3d 470 (Fla. 2012)

. . . The question before us is whether the battery by detainee charge pursuant to section 784.082, Florida . . . The State charged Hopkins with one count of battery by detainee in violation of sections 784.03 and 784.082 . . . By invoking section 784.082, the battery offense was reclassified from a first-degree misdemeanor, see . . . Finding section 784.082 “clear and unambiguous,” the trial court maintained that a “juvenile detention . . . Section 784.082 applies to a “person,” i.e., adults as well as juveniles. § 784.082, Fla. . . .

In STANDARD JURY INSTRUCTIONS IN CRIMINAL CASES- REPORT NO., 95 So. 3d 868 (Fla. 2012)

. . . instruction 8.21 arose because there did not exist an instruction for the offense defined under section 784.082 . . .

GREEN, v. STATE, 84 So. 3d 356 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2012)

. . . aggravated battery with a deadly weapon upon another detainee in a detention facility, pursuant to section 784.082 . . . In addition, section 784.082, Florida Statutes, provides for the “reclassification” of “the offense for . . . Under the clear language of section 784.082, aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and aggravated battery . . .

STATE v. CONVERSE,, 78 So. 3d 78 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2012)

. . . . §§ 784.082(1), .045, Fla. Stat. (2008). . The State cites Larkin v. . . .

PAGE, v. STATE, 74 So. 3d 1131 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2011)

. . . See § 784.082(3)(d), Fla. Stat. (2010). The sentence imposed on Mr. . . .

UNITED STATES v. D. PATTERSON,, 423 F. App'x 921 (11th Cir. 2011)

. . . . § 784.082(3). In Johnson v. . . .

STATE v. HOPKINS,, 47 So. 3d 974 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2010)

. . . The State charged the defendant with battery by a detainee in violation of sections 784.03 and 784.082 . . .

DASHER, v. ATTORNEY GENERAL, FLORIDA,, 574 F.3d 1310 (11th Cir. 2009)

. . . . § 784.082 (2008). . . .

In STANDARD JURY INSTRUCTIONS IN CRIMINAL CASES- REPORT NO., 994 So. 2d 1038 (Fla. 2008)

. . . reclassification of assaults and batteries on designated classes: “784.074, 784.075, 784.076, 784.078, 784.081, 784.082 . . .

In STANDARD JURY INSTRUCTIONS IN CRIMINAL CASES- REPORT NO., 962 So. 2d 310 (Fla. 2007)

. . . reclassification of assaults and batteries on designated classes: §§ 784.074, 784.075, 784.076, 784.078, 784.081, 784.082 . . .

GATLIN, v. STATE, 940 So. 2d 1274 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2006)

. . . The motion challenged a judgment for “aggravated battery by a jail detainee,” § 784.082, Fla. . . .

V. K. E. v. STATE, 934 So. 2d 1276 (Fla. 2006)

. . . Several are inconsistent with the concept of domestic violence, see § 784.082, Fla. . . .

FENELON, v. STATE, 932 So. 2d 431 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2006)

. . . See § 784.082(3), Fla. Stat. (1999); Johnson v. . . .

STATE v. J. C. J. G. E. G. T. N. C. C., 916 So. 2d 847 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2005)

. . . 784.011, s. 784.021, s. 784.03, s. 784.041, s. 784.045, s. 784.048, s. 784.07, s. 784.08, s. 784.081, s. 784.082 . . . 784.011, s. 784.021, s. 784.03, s. 784.041, s. 784.045, s. 784.048, s. 784.07, s. 784.08, s. 784.081, s. 784.082 . . .

WILLIAMS, v. STATE, 902 So. 2d 270 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2005)

. . . See § 784.082(3), Fla. Stat. (2002); § 775.084(4)(a)3, Fla. Stat. (2002). . . .

HUGHES, v. STATE, 901 So. 2d 837 (Fla. 2005)

. . . However, if Hughes was indeed convicted only of simple "batteiy” by a detainee described in section 784.082 . . . of the more serious first-degree felony of "aggravated battery” by a detainee described in section 784.082 . . . the maximum sentence under section 775.082 is 60 months’ imprisonment. 826 So.2d at 1071-72; see § 784.082 . . .

J. A. D. J. G. D. A v. STATE, 855 So. 2d 1199 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2003)

. . . and was adjudicated delinquent on, the charge of battery by a detained person in violation of section 784.082 . . .

T. C. A v. STATE, 852 So. 2d 276 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2003)

. . . battery could not be enhanced from first degree misdemeanor to a third degree felony because section 784.082 . . . Nothing in section 784.082 indicates that the statute applies to juveniles held in juvenile facilities . . .

R. PITTS, v. STATE, 813 So. 2d 1073 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2002)

. . . See §§ 784.082, .084, Fla. Stat. (1997). Accordingly, we reverse and remand for resentencing. . . .

J. A. a v. STATE, 743 So. 2d 601 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1999)

. . . appellant, guilty of battery upon a fellow detainee, in violation of Florida Statutes sections 784.03 and 784.082 . . .