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FBBE Florida Criminal Law Flashcards

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  1. Under Florida law, which defense allows a defendant to argue that law enforcement induced an otherwise innocent person to commit a crime?

    Answer: Entrapment

    Florida Statutes § 777.201 codifies the entrapment defense, allowing a defendant to avoid liability when law enforcement induces an otherwise innocent person to commit a crime.

  2. What is the Florida statute of limitations for prosecution of a first-degree felony?

    Answer: No limitation period

    Under Florida Statutes § 775.15, there is no statute of limitations for prosecution of first-degree felonies in Florida.

  3. Under Florida's 10-20-Life law, what mandatory sentence applies when a firearm is discharged during the commission of certain felonies and causes great bodily harm?

    Answer: 25 years to life

    Florida's 10-20-Life statute mandates a minimum 25-years-to-life sentence when a firearm is discharged and causes great bodily harm or death during an enumerated felony.

  4. Which of the following correctly states the legal standard for insanity under Florida law?

    Answer: Defendant did not know the act was wrong due to a mental disease or defect

    Florida follows the M'Naghten rule under § 775.027, requiring that because of a mental disease or defect the defendant did not know the nature of the act or that it was wrong.

  5. Under Florida law, at what age is a juvenile automatically charged as an adult for certain serious violent felonies?

    Answer: 14

    Florida Statutes § 985.556 allows direct-file prosecution of juveniles as adults for certain serious felonies committed at age 14 or older.

  6. In Florida, what element distinguishes aggravated battery from simple battery?

    Answer: The defendant intentionally or knowingly caused great bodily harm, or used a deadly weapon

    Florida Statutes § 784.045 elevates battery to aggravated battery when the defendant intentionally causes great bodily harm, permanent disability, or uses a deadly weapon.