CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 3-1:01
MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE (AFTER DELIBERATION)
The elements of the crime of murder in the first degree (after
deliberation) are:
1. That the defendant,
2. in the State of Colorado, at or about the date and place charged,
3. after deliberation, and
4. with the intent,
5. to cause the death of a person other than himself [herself],
6. caused the death of that person or of another person.
[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 murder in the first degree (after deliberation).
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 murder in the first degree
(after deliberation).
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
a0e564628fa684a75b0daf567ea6f6d4d04301334a04ea9f0d28ff6614e280dc
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