Florida statute
Fla. Stat. § 782.065 — Murder; law enforcement officer, correctional officer, correctional probation officer
Current through 2025 Florida Statutes
Part of Chapter 782: Homicide, Florida Statutes.
Full text of Fla. Stat. § 782.065
Statutory text current through the 2025 Florida Statutes. This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Florida.
Notwithstanding ss. 775.082, 775.0823, 782.04, 782.051, and chapter 921, a defendant shall be sentenced to life imprisonment without eligibility for release upon findings by the trier of fact that, beyond a reasonable doubt:
(1) The defendant committed murder in the first degree in violation of s. 782.04(1) and a death sentence was not imposed; murder in the second or third degree in violation of s. 782.04(2), (3), or (4); attempted murder in the first or second degree in violation of s. 782.04(1)(a)1. or (2); or attempted felony murder in violation of s. 782.051; and
(2) The victim of any offense described in subsection (1) was a law enforcement officer, part-time law enforcement officer, auxiliary law enforcement officer, correctional officer, part-time correctional officer, auxiliary correctional officer, correctional probation officer, part-time correctional probation officer, or auxiliary correctional probation officer, as those terms are defined in s. 943.10, engaged in the lawful performance of a legal duty.
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Legal terms used in this section
- Defendant
- Sentence
- Law enforcement officer
- Imprisonment
- Correctional officer
- Correctional probation officer
- Auxiliary law enforcement officer
- Auxiliary correctional officer
- Auxiliary correctional probation officer
- Part-time correctional officer
- Part-time correctional probation officer
- Part-time law enforcement officer
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