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The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XLVI
CRIMES
Chapter 776
JUSTIFIABLE USE OF FORCE
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F.S. 776.08
776.08 Forcible felony.“Forcible felony” means treason; murder; manslaughter; sexual battery; carjacking; home-invasion robbery; robbery; burglary; arson; kidnapping; aggravated assault; aggravated battery; aggravated stalking; aircraft piracy; unlawful throwing, placing, or discharging of a destructive device or bomb; and any other felony which involves the use or threat of physical force or violence against any individual.
History.s. 13, ch. 74-383; s. 4, ch. 75-298; s. 289, ch. 79-400; s. 5, ch. 93-212; s. 10, ch. 95-195.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 776.08
Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 776.08.



Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

PICCININI, v. STATE, 275 So. 3d 210 (Fla. App. Ct. 2019)

. . . on or after July 1, 2009, which is a third degree felony but not a forcible felony as defined in s. 776.08 . . .

L. ROSS, v. CITY OF JACKSONVILLE,, 274 So. 3d 1180 (Fla. App. Ct. 2019)

. . . pursuit reasonably believed the person fleeing had committed a forcible felony as defined in section 776.08 . . . officer reasonably believed the fleeing motorist had committed a forcible felony as defined in section 776.08 . . . "reckless driving" and "fleeing and eluding," neither of which are forcible felonies under section 776.08 . . . We hold therefore that the officer witnessed an aggravated assault, a forcible felony under section 776.08 . . . While aggravated assault is a forcible felony, reckless driving is not. § 776.08, Fla. Stat. . . .

BYRD, v. STATE, 272 So. 3d 1289 (Fla. App. Ct. 2019)

. . . violation of chapter 810 or any other felony offense that is not a forcible felony as defined in s. 776.08 . . . Because the felony trafficking charge against him is not a "forcible felony as defined in s. 776.08," . . .

BROWN, v. STATE, 260 So. 3d 147 (Fla. 2018)

. . . on or after July 1, 2009, which is a third degree felony but not a forcible felony as defined in s. 776.08 . . .

JOHNSON Jr. v. STATE, 260 So. 3d 502 (Fla. App. Ct. 2018)

. . . on or after July 1, 2009, which is a third degree felony but not a forcible felony as defined in s. 776.08 . . .

IN RE STANDARD JURY INSTRUCTIONS IN CRIMINAL CASES- REPORT, 257 So. 3d 908 (Fla. 2018)

. . . the defendant acted in response to the imminent commission of a forcible felony, as listed in section 776.08 . . . are made: (1) the language "[or] the imminent commission of (applicable forcible felony listed in § 776.08 . . . ] [herself] [or] [another] [or] [the imminent commission of (applicable forcible felony listed in § 776.08 . . . ] [herself] [or] [another] [or] [the imminent commission of (applicable forcible felony listed in § 776.08 . . . to commit, committing, or escaping after the commission of (applicable forcible felony listed in § 776.08 . . .

IN RE STANDARD JURY INSTRUCTIONS IN CRIMINAL CASES- REPORT, 257 So. 3d 925 (Fla. 2018)

. . . Forcible felonies are listed in § 776.08 Fla. Stat. . . .

TAMBRIZ- RAMIREZ, v. STATE, 248 So. 3d 1087 (Fla. 2018)

. . . To commit or attempt to commit a forcible felony, as defined in s. 776.08. § 810.02(1)(b), Fla. . . .

BOOKER, III, v. STATE, 244 So. 3d 1151 (Fla. App. Ct. 2018)

. . . on or after July 1, 2009, which is a third degree felony but not a forcible felony as defined in s. 776.08 . . .

TAYLOR, v. STATE, 238 So. 3d 896 (Fla. App. Ct. 2018)

. . . on or after July 1, 2009, which is a third degree felony but not a forcible felony as defined in s. 776.08 . . .

BROWN, v. STATE, 233 So. 3d 1262 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2017)

. . . on or after July 1, 2009, which is a third degree felony but not a forcible felony as defined in s. 776.08 . . .

UNITED STATES v. VAIL- BAILON,, 868 F.3d 1293 (11th Cir. 2017)

. . . . § 776.08 (defining “forcible felony” to encompass a felony that “involves the use or threat of physical . . .

SECONG, v. STATE, 225 So. 3d 909 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2017)

. . . on or after July 1, 2009, which is a third degree felony but not a forcible felony as defined in s. 776.08 . . .

POWELL, v. STATE, 223 So. 3d 412 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2017)

. . . 211, 219 (Fla. 2007) ("[Battery on a law enforcement officer] is not a forcible felony under section 776.08 . . . violation under chapter 810 or any other felony offense that is not a forcible felony as defined in s. 776.08 . . .

JOHNSON, v. STATE, 219 So. 3d 167 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2017)

. . . sentenced for an offense ... which is a third degree felony but not a forcible felony as defined in s. 776.08 . . .

WOODS, v. STATE, 214 So. 3d 803 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2017)

. . . on or after July 1, 2009, which is a third degree felony but not a forcible felony as defined in s. 776.08 . . . on or after July 1, 2009, which is a third degree felony but not a forcible felony as defined in s. 776.08 . . .

MCCARTHY, v. STATE, 214 So. 3d 790 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2017)

. . . on or after July 1, 2009, which is a third degree felony but not a. forcible felony as defined in s. 776.08 . . .

IN RE STANDARD JURY INSTRUCTIONS IN CRIMINAL CASES- REPORT, 217 So. 3d 965 (Fla. 2017)

. . . Forcible felonies are listed in § 776.08 Fla. Stat. . . .

J. TERRY, v. STATE, 207 So.3d 1037 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2017)

. . . disputed that Appellant was being sentenced for a non-forcible felony, as that term is defined in section 776.08 . . . Hearns, 961 So.2d 211 (Fla. 2007); §§ 776.08 and 784.03, Fla. Stat. . . .

ORR, v. STATE, 206 So.3d 120 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2016)

. . . violation under chapter 810 or any other felony offense that is not a forcible felony as defined in s. 776.08 . . . ), a third-degree felony under chapter 810, or a felony that is not a forcible felony under section 776.08 . . . The definition of nonviolent felony excludes offenses that constitute forcible felonies under section 776.08 . . . The list of forcible felonies in section 776.08 includes “any other felony which involves the use or . . .

SIMMONS, Jr. v. STATE, 205 So. 3d 793 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2016)

. . . See §§ 775.084(l)(d)(3), 776.08, Fla. Stat. (2010). . . .

ADAMS, v. STATE, 197 So. 3d 641 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2016)

. . . on or after Julyl, 2009, which is a third degree felony but not a forcible felony' as defined in s. 776.08 . . .

E. COOK, v. STATE, 192 So. 3d 681 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2016)

. . . . § 776.08. . . .

REED, v. STATE, 192 So. 3d 641 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2016)

. . . on or after July 1, 2009, which is a third degree felony but not a forcible felony as defined in s. 776.08 . . . The first subclass consists of offenders convicted of “forcible felonies,” as defined in section 776.08 . . . Section 776.08 lists as “forcible felonies” treason, murder, manslaughter, sexual battery, arson, burglary . . . Section 776.08 then provides a catchall “forcible felony” provision to include “any other felony which . . . of nonstate prison sentencing, just as it specifically excluded forcible felonies defined in section 776.08 . . .

IN RE STANDARD JURY INSTRUCTIONS IN CRIMINAL CASES- REPORT NO., 191 So. 3d 411 (Fla. 2016)

. . . to commit, committing, or escaping after the commission of (applicable forcible felony listed in § 776.08 . . . commit, committing, or escaping after the commission of a[n] (applicable forcible felony listed in § 776.08 . . .

RYERSON, v. STATE, 189 So. 3d 1047 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2016)

. . . on or after July 1, 2009, which is a third degree felony but not a forcible felony as defined in s. 776.08 . . .

RODRIGUEZ- AGUILAR, v. STATE, 198 So. 3d 792 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2016)

. . . after July 1, 2009, which is a third degree felony but not a forcible felony as defined in section] 776.08 . . .

RUDIN, v. STATE, 182 So. 3d 724 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2015)

. . . See § 776.08, Fla. Stat. (20Í4) (designáting aggravated battery as a forcible, felony). . . .

EVANS, v. STATE, 177 So. 3d 1219 (Fla. 2015)

. . . To commit or attempt to commit a forcible felony, as defined in s. 776.08. § 810.02(1)(b), Fla. . . .

In STANDARD JURY INSTRUCTIONS IN CRIMINAL CASES- REPORT NO., 176 So. 3d 938 (Fla. 2015)

. . . Forcible felonies are listed in § 776.08 Fla. Stat. Proof of intent. . . .

ARAUZ, v. STATE, 171 So. 3d 160 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2015)

. . . See Sections 776.012 and 776.08, Florida' Statutes (2013) defining sexual battery as a "forcible felony . . .

BRETHERICK, v. STATE, 170 So. 3d 766 (Fla. 2015)

. . . to the level of a forcible felony (Aggravated Assault or False Imprisonment) as defined in section 776.08 . . .

EH, a MOORE HH, a W. v. CITY OF MIRAMAR, a, 111 F. Supp. 3d 1307 (S.D. Fla. 2015)

. . . sustained by a participant during the commission or attempted commission of a forcible felony”; and 776.08 . . .

MURPHY, v. STATE, 161 So. 3d 1282 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2015)

. . . on or after July 1, 2009, which is a third degree felony but not a forcible felony as defined in s. 776.08 . . .

BRADLEY, v. STATE, 155 So. 3d 1248 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2015)

. . . on or after July 1, 2009, which is a third degree felony but not a forcible felony as defined in s. 776.08 . . . The list of “forcible felonies” in section 776.08, Florida Statutes (2010), does not specifically include . . . supreme court addressed what was a forcible felony under an identical catch-all provision in section 776.08 . . . violent career criminal statute, which requires conviction of a forcible felony as defined by section 776.08 . . . See also Perkins, 576 So.2d at 1313 (quoting § 776.08, Fla. . . .

DRESCH, v. STATE, 150 So. 3d 1199 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2014)

. . . Defendant that the crime of corruption by threat is not a forcible felony within the meaning of section 776.08 . . . Since the crime of corruption by threat is not a forcible felony within the meaning of section 776.08 . . . Section 776.08, Fla. . . . on or after July 1, 2009, which is a third degree felony but not a forcible felony as defined in s. 776.08 . . .

L. BRYANT, v. STATE, 148 So. 3d 1251 (Fla. 2014)

. . . after July 1, 2009, which is a third degree felony but not a forcible felony as defined in [section] 776.08 . . .

UNITED STATES v. KIRK,, 767 F.3d 1136 (11th Cir. 2014)

. . . To commit or attempt to commit a forcible felony, as defined in s. 776.08. Fla. . . .

ELLIS, v. STATE, 135 So. 3d 478 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2014)

. . . follow that of the catch-all provision included within the definition of “forcible felony” in section 776.08 . . . strict and literal sense required by Florida law, th[e] language [of the catch-all provision of section 776.08 . . . the crime, then the crime is not a forcible felony within the meaning of the final clause of section 776.08 . . . intentionally causing bodily harm, battery is not a forcible felony under the catch-all provision of section 776.08 . . .

P. FISHER, v. STATE, 129 So. 3d 468 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2014)

. . . .; § 776.08, Fla. Stat. (2009). . . .

C. SUTTON, v. STATE, 128 So. 3d 957 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2013)

. . . violation under chapter 810 or any other felony offense that is not a forcible felony as defined in s. 776.08 . . .

DINKINES, v. STATE, 122 So. 3d 477 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2013)

. . . on or after July 1, 2009, which is a third degree felony but not a forcible felony as defined in s. 776.08 . . .

M. HEARNS, v. STATE, 117 So. 3d 454 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2013)

. . . court’s reversal of Respondent’s life sentence because BOLEO is not a forcible felony under section 776.08 . . .

T. K. a v. STATE, 125 So. 3d 970 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2013)

. . . counsel that enumerated offenses in recidivist statutes or the definition of “forcible felony” in section 776.08 . . .

PERRY BROWN, v. J. C. PENNEY CORPORATION, INC., 521 F. App'x 922 (11th Cir. 2013)

. . . . § 776.08. Resisting an officer with violence to his or her person, in violation of Fla. . . .

J. TEATER, v. STATE, 117 So. 3d 1157 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2013)

. . . See §§ 775.084(l)(d) 1. a & 776.08, Fla. Stat.; Curi v. . . .

In STANDARD JURY INSTRUCTIONS IN CRIMINAL CASES- REPORT NO., 109 So. 3d 721 (Fla. 2013)

. . . Forcible felonies are listed in § 776.08 Fla. Stat. Proof of intent. . . .

BRADLEY, v. STATE, 106 So. 3d 530 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2013)

. . . on or after July 1, 2009, which is a third degree felony but not a forcible felony as defined in s. 776.08 . . . The list of “forcible felonies” in section 776.08, Florida Statutes (2010), does not specifically include . . . supreme court addressed what was a forcible felony under an identical catch-all provision in section 776.08 . . . violent career criminal statute, which requires conviction of a forcible felony as defined by section 776.08 . . . Id.See also Perkins, 576 So.2d at 1313 (quoting § 776.08, Fla. . . .

E. BYNES, v. STATE, 127 So. 3d 556 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2012)

. . . (enumerating qualifying and predicate offenses, including “any forcible felony, as described in s. 776.08 . . . See § 776.08, Fla. Stat. (2002). . . . Section 776.08, Florida Statutes, defines a “forcible felony” as follows: “Forcible felony” means treason . . . the crime, ‘then the crime is not a forcible felony within the meaning of the final clause of section 776.08 . . .

STATE v. WOODEN,, 92 So. 3d 886 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2012)

. . . provision of this section, if a person does not have a prior forcible felony conviction as defined in s. 776.08 . . .

STATE v. HACKLEY,, 95 So. 3d 92 (Fla. 2012)

. . . qualifying offenses, as well as a provision incorporating “[a]ny forcible felony, as described in s. 776.08 . . . Section 776.08 enumerates several forcible felonies and also includes a catch-all provision covering . . . other felony which involves the use or threat of physical force or violence against any individual.” § 776.08 . . . State, 576 So.2d 1310 (Fla.1991), we reasoned that for an offense to be a forcible felony under section 776.08 . . . officer against his will, it is not a forcible felony “as described in the final clause of section 776.08 . . .

L. BRYANT, v. STATE, 93 So. 3d 381 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2012)

. . . on or after July 1, 2009, which is a third degree felony but not a forcible felony as defined in s. 776.08 . . .

ALEXANDER, v. STATE, 88 So. 3d 417 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2012)

. . . on or after July 1, 2009, which is a third degree felony but not a forcible felony as defined in s. 776.08 . . .

DUCAS, v. STATE, 84 So. 3d 1212 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2012)

. . . To commit or attempt to commit a forcible felony, as defined in s. 776.08. § 810.02(l)(b)l.-2., Fla. . . .

SMITH, v. STATE, 76 So. 3d 379 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2011)

. . . Although a “forcible felony,” as used in this chapter, includes aggravated battery, see section 776.08 . . .

VANDYKE, v. STATE, 76 So. 3d 1077 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2011)

. . . on or after July 1, 2009, which is a third degree felony but not a forcible felony as defined in s. 776.08 . . .

GOLDBERG, v. STATE, 76 So. 3d 1072 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2011)

. . . on or after July 1, 2009, which is a third degree felony but not a forcible felony as defined in s. 776.08 . . .

SANTIAGO, v. STATE, 76 So. 3d 1027 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2011)

. . . Section 776.08, Florida Statutes (1995) defines “forcible felony” by listing a number of offenses (e.g . . . the crime, then the crime is not a forcible felony within the meaning of the final clause of section 776.08 . . . Additionally, the VCC statute provides that “any forcible felony, as described in s. 776.08” is a qualifying . . .

JONES, v. STATE, 71 So. 3d 173 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2011)

. . . on or after July 1, 2009, which is a third degree felony but not a forcible felony as defined in s. 776.08 . . .

MIAMI- DADE COUNTY, v. RODRIGUEZ,, 67 So. 3d 1213 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2011)

. . . Burglary is a forcible felony, see § 776.08, Fla. . . .

ODEH, v. STATE, 82 So. 3d 915 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2011)

. . . Forcible felonies are listed in § 776.08, Fla. Stat. . . .

BUTLER, v. STATE, 93 So. 3d 328 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2011)

. . . . § 776.08, Fla. Stat. (2002). . . .

McCLOUD, v. STATE, 55 So. 3d 643 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2011)

. . . on or after July 1, 2009, which is a third degree felony but not a forcible felony as defined in s. 776.08 . . .

KALOGERAS, v. STATE, 58 So. 3d 889 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2011)

. . . whether battery on a law enforcement officer qualified as a “forcible felony,” as defined in section 776.08 . . . battery of a law enforcement officer is not specifically enumerated as a “forcible felony” in section 776.08 . . .

T. HUTTO, v. STATE, 50 So. 3d 85 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2010)

. . . on or after July 1, 2009, which is a third degree felony but not a forcible felony as defined in s. 776.08 . . .

HARRIS, v. STATE, 48 So. 3d 922 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2010)

. . . To commit or attempt to commit a forcible felony, as defined in s.776.08. . . .

WHITTIER, v. CITY OF SUNRISE, a, 395 F. App'x 648 (11th Cir. 2010)

. . . .” § 776.08, Fla. Stat. . . .

DIXON, v. STATE, 41 So. 3d 990 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2010)

. . . crimes identified in section 775.084(l)(d)l., including “[a]ny forcible felony, as described in s. 776.08 . . . Section 776.08 defines a “forcible felony” as, among other things, “home-invasion robbery; robbery; . . . . other felony which involves the use or threat of physical force or violence against any individual.” § 776.08 . . . Second, robbery by sudden snatching is not expressly identified as a “forcible felony” under section 776.08 . . . for the legislature to have particularly listed “home-invasion robbery” and “robbery” under section 776.08 . . .

STATE v. YAQUBIE,, 51 So. 3d 474 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2010)

. . . harm to himself or herself or another or to prevent the imminent commission of a forcible felony”); § 776.08 . . .

CURI, v. STATE, 36 So. 3d 853 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2010)

. . . Stat. (2003); § 776.08, Fla. Stat. (2003); Ubilla v. . . .

HUGHES, v. STATE, 36 So. 3d 816 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2010)

. . . To commit or attempt to commit a forcible felony, as defined in s. 776.08. § 810.02, Fla. . . .

HEARNS, v. STATE, 54 So. 3d 500 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2010)

. . . in this Court because a battery on a law enforcement officer was not a forcible felony under section 776.08 . . .

Al LAMBERTI, v. MESA,, 29 So. 3d 446 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2010)

. . . reasonably believed had perpetrated, or attempted to perpetrate, a forcible felony as defined in s. 776.08 . . .

JOHNSON v. UNITED STATES, 559 U.S. 133 (U.S. 2010)

. . . .” §776.08. . . .

CURTIS DARNELL JOHNSON, v. UNITED STATES, 176 L. Ed. 2d 1 (U.S. 2010)

. . . .” § 776.08. . . .

In STANDARD JURY INSTRUCTIONS IN CRIMINAL CASES- REPORT NO., 27 So. 3d 640 (Fla. 2010)

. . . Forcible felonies are listed in § 776.08, Fla. Stat. Aggressor. § 776.04-1, Fla. Stat. . . . Forcible felonies are listed in § 776.08, Fla. Stat. 2. . . . Define applicable forcible felony from list in § 776.08, Fla. . . .

LAMB, a k a v. STATE, 32 So. 3d 117 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2009)

. . . the offense of battery on a law enforcement officer could qualify as a forcible felony under section 776.08 . . . For the purpose of section 776.08, "[fjorcible felony” means treason; murder; manslaughter; sexual battery . . . other felony which involves the use or threat of physical force or violence against any individual. § 776.08 . . .

NEWSOME, v. STATE, 19 So. 3d 1091 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2009)

. . . To commit or attempt to commit a forcible felony, as defined in s. 776.08. § 810.02(l)(b), Fla. . . .

In AMENDMENTS TO FLORIDA RULES OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND, 22 So. 3d 1 (Fla. 2009)

. . . on or after July 1, 2009, which is a third-degree felony but not a forcible felony as defined in s. 776.08 . . .

NELSON, v. STATE, 16 So. 3d 286 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2009)

. . . violation under chapter 810 or any other felony offense that is not a forcible felony as defined in s. 776.08 . . .

KIMBLE, v. STATE, 15 So. 3d 905 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2009)

. . . . §§ 784.084(l)(d)l.a., 776.08, Fla. Stat. (2001); Rodriguez v. . . .

In AMENDMENTS TO FLORIDA RULE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE A CRIMINAL PUNISHMENT CODE SCORESHEET, 19 So. 3d 274 (Fla. 2009)

. . . on or after July 1, 2009, which is a third-degree felony but not a forcible felony as defined in s. 776.08 . . .

CITY OF SWEETWATER, v. I. ALVAREZ St., 14 So. 3d 1210 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2009)

. . . reasonably believed had perpetrated, or attempted to perpetrate, a forcible felony as defined in s. 776.08 . . .

ALVARADO, v. STATE, 9 So. 3d 1273 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2009)

. . . sentencing, it had to fall under the catch-all category of “any forcible felony, as described in s. 776.08 . . .

UBILLA, v. STATE, 8 So. 3d 1200 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2009)

. . . Section 776.08, Florida Statutes (1997), provides: 776.08 Forcible felony. — “Forcible felony” means . . . Section 776.08 does not distinguish between burglary of an occupied or unoccupied structure or conveyance . . . The defendant points out that the final portion of section 776.08 refers to “any other felony which involves . . . violation of chapter 790 involving use or possession of a firearm; and a forcible felony under section 776.08 . . . ); § 776.08, Fla. . . .

L. HARRIS, v. STATE, 5 So. 3d 750 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2009)

. . . criminal statute the Hearns court construed applies to any offense defined as a forcible felony by section 776.08 . . . Section 776.08, Florida Statutes (2006), provides: "Forcible felony” means treason; murder; manslaughter . . .

DONALDSON, v. STATE, 1 So. 3d 412 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2009)

. . . See § 776.08, Fla. Stat.; Hearns, 961 So.2d at 217-18; see also Jenkins v. . . .

BRINSON, Jr. v. STATE, 995 So. 2d 1047 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2008)

. . . Stat. (1999) (listing “any forcible felony, as described in s. 776.08” as a qualifying offense for VCC . . . Perkins held that to constitute a “forcible felony” under section 776.08, the statutory elements of the . . .

P. WILDER, v. STATE, 992 So. 2d 912 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2008)

. . . Stat. (2000, 2001, 2004) (stating that a “forcible felony” is subject to VCC sentencing); § 776.08, Fla . . .

BRYANT, v. STATE, 991 So. 2d 999 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2008)

. . . based on a state response which argued that the offense was a forcible felony as described in section 776.08 . . . the crime, ‘then the crime is not a forcible felony within the meaning of the final clause of section 776.08 . . .

R. NELSON, v. STATE, 987 So. 2d 1261 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2008)

. . . the crime, ‘then the crime is not a forcible felony within the meaning of the final clause of section 776.08 . . .

E. GORHAM, v. STATE, 988 So. 2d 152 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2008)

. . . While this court made reference to the definition of “forcible felony” contained in section 776.08, Florida . . . the trial court concluded, that the PRR act applies to all “forcible felonies” as set out in section 776.08 . . . Section 776.08 lists “burglary” as a forcible felony. . . . Clearly, the legislature did not intend the PRR statute to reach all the “forcible felonies” defined in 776.08 . . .

JOHNSON, v. STATE, 985 So. 2d 1215 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2008)

. . . the crime, ‘then the crime is not a forcible felony within the meaning of the final clause of section 776.08 . . .

In STANDARD JURY INSTRUCTIONS IN CRIMINAL CASES- REPORT NO., 986 So. 2d 563 (Fla. 2008)

. . . Forcible felonies are listed in § 776.08 Fla. Stat. Proof of intent. . . .

PRO- ART DENTAL LAB, INC. v. V- STRATEGIC GROUP, LLC,, 986 So. 2d 1244 (Fla. 2008)

. . . interpretive significance of the Legislature’s listing of only two types of “battery” under section 776.08 . . .

JONES, v. STATE, 988 So. 2d 1109 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2008)

. . . This Court has repeatedly rejected that argument because section 776.08, Florida Statutes (1999), expressly . . . convictions for any burglary, armed or unarmed, under the definition of “forcible felony” in section 776.08 . . .

THOMAS, v. STATE, 983 So. 2d 746 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2008)

. . . is thrice convicted of certain enumerated felonies or “ ‘[a]ny forcible felony, as described in s. 776.08 . . . Section 776.08 defines “forcible felony” to include certain enumerated offenses and “any other felony . . .

UNITED STATES v. JOHNSON,, 528 F.3d 1318 (11th Cir. 2008)

. . . . §§ 775.084(l)(d), 776.08 (defining forcible felony to include “any other felony which involves the . . .

G. JAMESON, v. STATE, 977 So. 2d 785 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2008)

. . . See §§ 775.082(9)(a), 776.08, Fla. Stat. (2004). . . .

SANTIN, v. STATE, 977 So. 2d 781 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2008)

. . . ... with the intent to commit or attempt to commit a forcible felony as defined in Florida Statutes 776.08 . . .