CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 18:23
POSSESSION OF MORE THAN TWELVE OUNCES OF MARIJUANA OR MORE THAN THREE OUNCES OF MARIJUANA CONCENTRATE
The elements of the crime of possession of more than twelve ounces
of marijuana or more than three ounces of marijuana concentrate are:
1. That the defendant,
2. in the State of Colorado, at or about the date and place charged,
3. possessed more than twelve ounces of marijuana or more than
three ounces of marijuana concentrate.
[4. 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 possession of more than twelve ounces of
marijuana or more than three ounces 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 possession of more than twelve
ounces of marijuana or more than three ounces 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
4761b09ff44c159604b260c623e3b358f76cc74a514c0816a8662744fd51653e
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