CO · jury_instructions
CJI-Civ. 3:9
Direct and Indirect (Circumstantial) Evidence — Defined
Evidence may be either direct or circumstantial. Circumstantial evidence is the
proof of facts or circumstances from which the existence or nonexistence of other facts may
reasonably be inferred. All other evidence is direct evidence. The law makes no distinction
between the effect of direct evidence and circumstantial evidence.
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
41d9772334209ed3c557f259069c6ca79a0996947a66d5237391a96c697c7804
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