CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 20:39
OPERATION OF CHEATING OR THIEVING GAME OR DEVICE
The elements of the crime of operation of cheating or thieving game
or device are:
1. That the defendant,
2. in the State of Colorado, at or about the date and place charged,
3. knowingly,
4. was playing a licensed game in licensed gaming premises, and
5. conducted, carried on, operated, or dealt, or allowed to be
conducted, carried on, operated, or dealt,
6. a cheating or thieving game or device.
[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 operation of cheating or thieving game or device.
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 operation of cheating or
thieving game or device.
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
0c24ab9f6997dd7c6ce3d279bc79f99ebde6ab11f1c81e8c5aca8ef09deff16f
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