CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 18:58
UNAUTHORIZED POSSESSION OR DISPENSING OF A SCHEDULE I CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE
The elements of the crime of unauthorized possession or dispensing
of a schedule I controlled substance are:
1. That the defendant,
2. in the State of Colorado, at or about the date and place charged,
3. dispensed or possessed a schedule I controlled substance, and
4. was not a researcher who was registered under federal law to
conduct research with that schedule I controlled substance.
[5. 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 unauthorized possession or dispensing of a
schedule I controlled substance
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 unauthorized possession or
dispensing of a schedule I controlled substance.
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
d4c8f821c96f616ad472b515cd2787b47fd5f417b783564e7f2a02fa429f1aa5
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