CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 12-1:29
REMOVAL OF A CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL, OR RADIOLOGICAL WEAPON
The elements of the crime of removal of a chemical, biological, or
radiological weapon are:
1. That the defendant,
2. in the State of Colorado, at or about the date and place charged,
3. removed or caused to be removed, or carried away,
4. a chemical, biological, or radiological weapon,
5. from the premises where the chemical, biological, or
radiological weapon was kept by the lawful user, vendor,
transporter, or manufacturer thereof,
6. without the consent or direction of the lawful possessor.
[7. and that the defendant’s conduct was not legally authorized by
the affirmative defense[s] in Instruction[s] ___.]
After considering all the evidence, if you decide the prosecution has
proven each of the elements beyond a reasonable doubt, you should find
the defendant guilty of removal of a chemical, biological, or radiological
weapon.
After considering all the evidence, if you decide the prosecution has
failed to prove any one or more of the elements beyond a reasonable doubt,
you should find the defendant not guilty of removal of a chemical,
biological, or radiological weapon.
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
5696078944ca4dc70f072d90a34132f100caf302fa1f086b7b1fd301abe3f2e2
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