CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 13:27
SALE WITHOUT PROOF OF OWNERSHIP
The elements of the crime of sale without proof of ownership are:
1. That the defendant,
2. in the State of Colorado, at or about the date and place charged,
3. was a secondhand dealer or a dealer and retailer of new goods
who sold goods at a flea market or similar facility, and
4. sold or offered for sale,
5. [baby food of a type usually consumed by children under three
years of age] [cosmetics] [devices] [drugs] [infant formula]
[batteries] [razor blades],
6. without proof of ownership.
[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 sale without proof of ownership.
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 sale without proof of
ownership.
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
554e0194112fcbe2d509b8525ec186d90f0a84ee267a5e69203add7a72e182a6
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