CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 3-2:03
ASSAULT IN THE FIRST DEGREE (EXTREME INDIFFERENCE)
The elements of the crime of assault in the first degree (extreme
indifference) are:
1. That the defendant,
2. in the State of Colorado, at or about the date and place charged,
3. knowingly,
4. under circumstances manifesting extreme indifference to the
value of human life,
5. engaged in conduct which created a grave risk of death to
another person, and
6. thereby caused serious bodily injury to any 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 assault in the first degree (extreme indifference).
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 assault in the first degree
(extreme indifference).
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
c5467fb652891c5b646f7722bf04fe5c767d7d0cfeec2fb2c591b602e253551f
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