CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 3-2:21
ASSAULT IN THE THIRD DEGREE (NEGLIGENCE AND DEADLY WEAPON)
The elements of the crime of assault in the third degree (negligence
and deadly weapon) are:
1. That the defendant,
2. in the State of Colorado, at or about the date and place charged,
3. with criminal negligence,
4. caused bodily injury to another person,
5. by means of a deadly weapon.
[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 third degree (negligence and deadly
weapon).
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 third degree
(negligence and deadly weapon).
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
9bfe25b5d2ced4579bf3fc39794ce9488593953b6202834dd9b8dad05a64c13f
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