CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 1.3:03.INT
CRIME OF VIOLENCE—INTERROGATORY (AT-RISK ADULT OR JUVENILE)
If you find the defendant not guilty of [insert name of crime], you
should disregard this instruction and sign the verdict form to indicate your
not guilty verdict.
If, however, you find the defendant guilty of [insert name of crime],
and you also find that the defendant [used, or possessed and threatened
the use of, a deadly weapon] [caused serious bodily injury or death] you
should sign the verdict form to indicate your finding of guilt, and answer
the following verdict question on the verdict form:
Was the victim a person with protected status? (Answer
“Yes” or “No”)
The victim was a person with protected status only if:
[1. the victim was seventy years of age or older.]
[1. the victim was eighteen years of age or older, and
2. was a person with a disability.]
[1. the victim was under the age of eighteen years, and
2. was a person with a disability.]
The prosecution has the burden to prove [the] [each] numbered
condition beyond a reasonable doubt.
After considering all the evidence, if you decide the prosecution has
met this burden, you should mark “Yes” in the appropriate place, and have
the foreperson sign the designated line of the verdict form.
After considering all the evidence, if you decide the prosecution has
failed to meet this burden, you should mark “No” in the appropriate place,
and have the foreperson sign the designated line of the verdict form.
History
COLJI-Crim. (2025), Colorado Supreme Court Model Criminal Jury Instructions Committee. The committee's page: "The 2025 edition was published online on February 25, 2026." © 2025 Supreme Court of Colorado for the State of Colorado.
Provenance
- Source
- www.coloradojudicial.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- crim-2026-02-25
- Content hash
e18c004cd23bd31fa10bf6ed24e2b6081b2cc5caea734aaece01cdc19ff77952
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