CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 18:52
SALE OR DISTRIBUTION OF MATERIALS TO MANUFACTURE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES
The elements of the crime of sale or distribution of materials to
manufacture controlled substances are:
1. That the defendant,
2. in the State of Colorado, at or about the date and place charged,
3. sold or distributed,
4. chemicals, supplies, or equipment, and
5. knew, or reasonably should have known or believed, that a
person intended to use the chemicals, supplies, or equipment to
illegally manufacture a controlled substance.
[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 sale or distribution of materials to manufacture
controlled substances.
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 or distribution of materials
to manufacture controlled substances.
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
65984113e32f3aa387634a7807d1e39869ea5f2bb838ca56b968a4aa3f2de9fb
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