8.3 BATTERY (1st degree misdemeanor)
§ 784.03, Fla. Stat.
To prove the crime of Battery, the State must prove the following element beyond a reasonable doubt:
Give 1 and/or 2 depending on the charging document.
(Defendant) actually and intentionally touched or struck (victim) against [his] [her] will.
(Defendant) intentionally caused bodily harm to (victim).
Give only if applicable. Clark v. State, 783 So. 2d 967 (Fla. 2001).
A battery may be found as a result of the intentional touching or intentional striking of something other than the actual body of the person. However, the object that is touched or struck must have such an intimate connection with the person that it is to be regarded as a part or as an extension of the person. [For example, in cases where a person intentionally drove into another occupied vehicle, it is for you to determine whether the vehicle that was struck should be considered as a part or as an extension of the person inside that vehicle. This determination may include consideration about whether the person was “touched” through the force of impact by being jostled or otherwise impacted through the transfer of energy from the collision.]
