SECTION 782.065. Murder; law enforcement officer, correctional officer, correctional probation officer.
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- 1Notwithstanding ss. 3775.082, 4775.0823, 5782.04, 6782.051, 7and 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:34(1) 35The defendant committed murder in the first degree in violation of s. 47782.04(1) 48and a death sentence was not imposed; murder in the second or third degree in violation of s. 66782.04(2), 67(3), or (4); attempted murder in the first or second degree in violation of s. 82782.04(1)(a)183. or (2); or attempted felony murder in violation of s. 94782.051; 95and96(2) 97The 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. 146943.10, 147engaged in the lawful performance of a legal duty.
History.-s. 1, ch. 2008-74; s. 3, ch. 2010-121; ss. 3, 7, ch. 2012-21; s. 20, ch. 2016-24; s. 24, ch. 2017-37.
