8.3 BATTERY
§ 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.
1.	(Defendant) actually and intentionally touched or struck (victim) against [his] [her] will.
2.	(Defendant) intentionally caused bodily harm to (victim).
Give only if applicable. Fey v. State, 125 So. 3d 828 (Fla. 4th DCA 2013).
An intentional touching or striking includes situations where a defendant knows that a touch or strike is substantially certain to result from his or her act.
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.]   
Give if the reclassification in § 784.03(2), Fla. Stat. was charged and if jury found the defendant guilty of Battery.
Now that you have found the defendant guilty of Battery, you must further determine whether the State has proven beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant was previously convicted of [Battery] [Aggravated Battery] [Felony Battery]. “Convicted” means a determination of guilt that was the result of a plea or a trial, regardless of whether adjudication was withheld or a plea of nolo contendere was entered.

Lesser Included Offense
BATTERY — 784.03
CATEGORY ONE	CATEGORY TWO	FLA. STAT.	INS. NO.	
None				
	Attempt	777.04(1)	5.1	
Comment
This instruction was approved in 1981 and amended in 2018.