CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 18:81
INDUCING CONSUMPTION BY FRAUDULENT MEANS
The elements of the crime of inducing consumption by fraudulent
means are:
1. That the defendant,
2. in the State of Colorado, at or about the date and place charged,
3. surreptitiously, or by means of fraud, misrepresentation,
suppression of truth, deception, or subterfuge,
4. caused any other person to unknowingly consume or receive
the direct administration of any 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 inducing consumption by fraudulent means.
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 inducing consumption by
fraudulent means.
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
69e5ecb29ef490e628c8bc4a8fd5716227a85a1b1300a301de5f6a931eb3a493
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