CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 3-1:05
MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE (CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE ON SCHOOL GROUNDS)
The elements of the crime of murder in the first degree (controlled
substance on school grounds) are:
1. That the defendant,
2. in the State of Colorado, at or about the date and place charged,
3. committed unlawful distribution, dispensation, or sale of a
controlled substance,
4. to a person under the age of eighteen years,
5. on school grounds, and
6. the death of such person was caused by the use of such
controlled substance.
[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 (controlled substance on
school grounds).
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
(controlled substance on school grounds).
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
fb39fbaf1d00cedf72de0b939c16e7d3df5f9bc05f7a864ca5708695d92f44ba
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