8.1 ASSAULT
§ 784.011, Fla. Stat.
To prove the crime of Assault, the State must prove the following three elements beyond a reasonable doubt:
1.	(Defendant) intentionally and unlawfully threatened, either by word or act, to do violence to (victim).
2.	At the time, (defendant) appeared to have the ability to carry out the threat.
3.	The act of (defendant) created in the mind of (victim) a well-founded fear that the violence was about to take place.
Lesser Included Offenses
ASSAULT — 784.011
CATEGORY ONE	CATEGORY TWO	FLA. STAT.	INS. NO.	
None				
	Attempt	777.04(1)	5.1	
Comment
This instruction was adopted in 1981 and amended in 1997.