CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 18:17
SELLING, TRANSFERRING, OR DISPENSING MARIJUANA TO A MINOR (NOT MORE THAN ONE OUNCE OF MARIJUANA, OR NOT MORE THAN ONE-HALF OUNCE OF MARIJUANA CONCENTRATE)
The elements of the crime of selling, transferring, or dispensing
marijuana to a minor (not more than one ounce of marijuana or not more
than one-half ounce of marijuana concentrate) are:
1. That the defendant,
2. in the State of Colorado, at or about the date and place charged,
3. was an adult, and
4. sold, transferred, or dispensed not more than one ounce of
marijuana or not more than one-half ounce of marijuana
concentrate,
5. to a minor who was at least two years younger than the
defendant.
[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 selling, transferring, or dispensing marijuana to a
minor (not more than one ounce of marijuana or not more than one-half
ounce of marijuana concentrate).
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 selling, transferring, or
dispensing marijuana to a minor (not more than one ounce of marijuana or
not more than one-half ounce of marijuana concentrate).
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
5dcd07bd0d268a1d8b89d94a5d8cf96a70ab5eaca0ecaff179a882161dae0338
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