CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 17:02
COLORADO ORGANIZED CRIME CONTROL ACT (ACQUIRING AN INTEREST)
The elements of the crime of acquiring an interest through a pattern
of racketeering activity or through the collection of an unlawful debt are:
1. That the defendant,
2. in the State of Colorado, at or about the date and place charged,
3. knowingly,
4. through a pattern of racketeering activity or through the
collection of an unlawful debt,
5. acquired or maintained, directly or indirectly, any interest in or
control of any enterprise or real property.
[6. 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 acquiring an interest through a pattern of
racketeering activity or through the collection of an unlawful debt.
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 acquiring an interest through a
pattern of racketeering activity or through the collection of an unlawful
debt.
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
6b274da96748da6fcdfb8f21c2c8b25b8c083c018ff47f93c2cecfb5ad1a2b78
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