CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 18:88
POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA
The elements of the crime of possession of drug paraphernalia are:
1. That the defendant,
2. in the State of Colorado, at or about the date and place charged,
3. knowingly,
4. possessed drug paraphernalia, and
5. knew or reasonably should have known that the drug
paraphernalia could be used under circumstances to commit
the offense[s] of [insert name(s) of controlled substance
offense(s)].
[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 possession of drug paraphernalia.
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 drug
paraphernalia.
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
a8d751a6bc04b28e9f60871f3f237b31516176d593e62f47f649118ba380f2ed
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