{"id":246,"date":"2017-12-26T14:56:28","date_gmt":"2017-12-26T19:56:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stpetersburgsexcrimeslawyer.com\/?p=246"},"modified":"2024-09-06T12:35:43","modified_gmt":"2024-09-06T16:35:43","slug":"jury-confusion-means-no-conviction-florida-attempted-sexual-battery-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stpetersburgcriminalattorney.net\/blog\/jury-confusion-means-no-conviction-florida-attempted-sexual-battery-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Jury Confusion Means No Conviction in Florida Attempted Sexual Battery Case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jury instructions are a key part of any Florida sexual battery case. They can mean the difference between a conviction and a not guilty decision. In a recent case out of the Fifth District Court of Appeals involving an attempted <a href=\"http:\/\/www.leg.state.fl.us\/statutes\/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&amp;URL=0700-0799\/0794\/Sections\/0794.011.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sexual battery<\/a> in Central Florida, the court explained how improper instructions can create lots of confusion.The defendant was charged with attempted sexual battery on a physically helpless person, stemming from an incident in which he allegedly attempted to have sex with a female coworker who had passed out from drinking. He was at a bar with colleagues when the victim passed out in a grassy area outside the bar, according to the court. The defendant and others took the woman to another coworker&#8217;s van and returned to the bar. He later went back to the van, claiming that he was going to check on the woman. When the van\u2019s owner went to the vehicle, however, she allegedly found the defendant with his pants down, standing over the victim. The victim\u2019s pants and underwear were down.<\/p>\n<p>At trial, the jury heard taped phone conversations between the defendant and the victim. The defendant, who did not testify at trial, said in those conversations that he \u201cattempted and probably did try to have sex with\u201d the victim, according to the court. He was convicted. He later appealed the decision, arguing that the jury received improper instructions at the close of trial. Specifically, the jury was instructed that he was charged with attempt to commit attempted sexual battery. That crime doesn\u2019t exist. As a result, the jury was wrongly told that he could be convicted if he attempted to attempt sexual battery on the victim.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stpetersburgcriminalattorney.net\/blog\/jury-confusion-means-no-conviction-florida-attempted-sexual-battery-case\/#more-246\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jury instructions are a key part of any Florida sexual battery case. They can mean the difference between a conviction and a not guilty decision. 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