CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 18:82
MANUFACTURING OR DISTRIBUTING AN IMITATION CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, OR POSSESSING AN IMITATION CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE
The elements of the crime of manufacturing or distributing an
imitation controlled substance, or possessing an imitation controlled
substance with intent to distribute are:
1. That the defendant,
2. in the State of Colorado, at or about the date and place charged,
3. manufactured, distributed, or possessed with intent to
distribute an imitation controlled substance.
[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 manufacturing or distributing an imitation
controlled substance, or possessing an imitation controlled substance with
intent to distribute.
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 manufacturing or distributing
an imitation controlled substance, or possessing an imitation controlled
substance with intent to distribute.
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
5349ca6eb6b224754b5a01276cef44f319017a4bf3019ead54522921d81717d5
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