CO · jury_instructions
CJI-Civ. 21:19
Abuse of a Privilege to Arrest
If you find that the defendant, (name), had a privilege to arrest the plaintiff, (name),
(with) (or) (without) a warrant, such a privilege is not a defense if:
(1. The defendant’s sole purpose in making the arrest was not to bring the plaintiff
before a proper court or official or to secure the administration of the criminal law) (or)
(2. The defendant failed to bring the plaintiff without unnecessary delay before
[insert the court or officer before whom the plaintiff should have been brought]).
History
CJI-Civ. (2026), Colorado Supreme Court Committee on Pattern Civil Jury Instructions. Dated 2026-02-25 by the committee page's "Revised 2/25/26".
Provenance
- Source
- www.coloradojudicial.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- civ-2026-02-25
- Content hash
878eac3ddffa4d105baba5711f7c61a2996d7de9612ad42f09fb75520af9889f
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