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COLJI-Crim. 3-3:11.3.INT

FALSE IMPRISONMENT—INTERROGATORY (PATTERN OF PUNISHMENT)

activein force · 2026-02-25 – presentcompiled-edition

If you find the defendant not guilty of false imprisonment, you

should disregard this instruction and sign the verdict form to indicate your

not guilty verdict.

If, however, you find the defendant guilty of false imprisonment, you

should sign the verdict form to indicate your finding of guilt, and answer

the following verdict question on the verdict form:

Was the false imprisonment part of a pattern of punishment?

(Answer “Yes” or “No”)

The false imprisonment was part of a pattern of punishment only if:

1. the victim was less than eighteen years of age, and

2. the defendant confined or detained the victim in a locked or

barricaded room under circumstances that cause bodily injury

or serious emotional distress, and

3. such confinement or detention was part of a continued pattern

of cruel punishment or unreasonable isolation or confinement

of the victim.

The prosecution has the burden to prove each numbered condition

beyond a reasonable doubt.

After considering all the evidence, if you decide the prosecution has

met this burden, you should mark “Yes” in the appropriate place, and have

the foreperson sign the designated line of the verdict form.

After considering all the evidence, if you decide the prosecution has

failed to meet this burden, you should mark “No” in the appropriate place,

and have the foreperson sign the designated line of the verdict form.

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
0735315a227b5ef54148553fe56943a2186f40aac5151bb646bf9e5995509008
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