CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 3-2:16
ASSAULT IN THE SECOND DEGREE (INTENT TO CAUSE BODILY INJURY; CAUSING SERIOUS BODILY INJURY)
The elements of the crime of assault in the second degree (intent to
cause bodily injury; causing serious bodily injury) 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 bodily injury to another person,
5. caused serious bodily injury to that person or another person.
[6. 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 second degree (intent to cause bodily
injury; causing serious bodily injury).
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 second degree
(intent to cause bodily injury; causing serious bodily injury).
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
7d99d4228dd3af292f31c300c79959f18a89fc2aa946cd0cb35015f0d1f0df50
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