CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 3-3:11.7.INT
FALSE IMPRISONMENT—INTERROGATORY (PHYSICAL RESTRAINTS)
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:
Did the false imprisonment involve physical restraints? (Answer
“Yes” or “No”)
The false imprisonment involved physical restraints only if:
1. the victim was less than eighteen years of age, and
2. the defendant confined or detained the victim by means of
tying, caging, chaining, or otherwise using similar physical
restraints to restrict the victim’s freedom of movement,
3. under circumstances that cause bodily injury or serious
emotional distress.
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
81676b3db9f91d0d411f1ede1a7a468f211980c9832090de151a5e8d4eeb991c
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