CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 13:08
REMOVAL OF TIMBER FROM STATE LANDS
The elements of the crime of removal of timber from state lands are:
1. That the defendant,
2. in the State of Colorado, at or about the date and place charged,
3. cut or removed any timber from any state land,
4. without lawful authority.
[5. 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 timber from state lands.
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 timber from state
lands.
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
7347ae5b5bba8cc6eead5919b7893bdaa06de84c11187b65a84f05f5eda54aed
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