CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 20:30
CALCULATING PROBABILITIES (ANALYZE STRATEGY)
The elements of the crime of calculating probabilities (analyze
strategy) are:
1. That the defendant,
2. in the State of Colorado, at or about the date and place charged,
3. was a person at a licensed gaming establishment, and
4. used, or possessed with the intent to use,
5. a device to assist in analyzing the strategy for playing or betting
to be used in a game, and
6. such action was not permitted by the Colorado limited gaming
control commission.
[7. 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 calculating probabilities (analyze strategy).
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 calculating probabilities
(analyze strategy).
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
d9bbdc9d742a2bd0f062f83866ff52e2670c03cbb4ce312caaefa37ed4f21ab5
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