CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 13:09
FIRING WOODS OR PRAIRIE
The elements of the crime of firing woods or prairie are:
1. That the defendant,
2. in the State of Colorado, at or about the date and place charged,
3. knowingly, recklessly, or with criminal negligence,
[4. without lawful authority,
5. set on fire, or caused to be set on fire, any woods, prairie, or
grounds of any description,
6. other than his [her] own.]
[4. permitted a fire,
5. set or caused to be set by the defendant,
6. to pass from the defendant’s own grounds to the injury of any
other person.]
[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 firing woods or prairie.
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 firing woods or prairie.
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
ed3b995f3e3bfb6ba75a9da80e1437e9d14caf796e1bc0df0b8543e71c9ee799
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