CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 3-2:05
ASSAULT IN THE FIRST DEGREE (JUDGE OR OFFICER OF COURT)
The elements of the crime of assault in the first degree (judge or
officer of court) are:
1. That the defendant,
2. in the State of Colorado, at or about the date and place charged,
3. with intent,
4. to cause serious bodily injury upon the person of a judge or an
officer of a court of competent jurisdiction,
5. threatened with a deadly weapon a judge or an officer of a
court of competent jurisdiction, and
6. the defendant knew, or reasonably should have known, that the
victim was a judge or an officer of a court of competent
jurisdiction.
[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 (judge or officer of court).
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
(judge or officer of court).
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
10c1653c150d8288b5da8acc91d3593e25078d68f2424e249b3b9dee0cf09b5c
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