CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 3-4:02
SEXUAL ASSAULT (INCAPABLE OF APPRAISING THE NATURE OF CONDUCT)
The elements of the crime of sexual assault (incapable of appraising
the nature of conduct) are:
1. That the defendant,
2. in the State of Colorado, at or about the date and place charged,
3. knowingly,
4. inflicted sexual intrusion or sexual penetration on a person,
5. knowing that the person was incapable of appraising the nature
of his [her] own conduct.
[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 sexual assault (incapable of appraising the nature of
conduct).
After considering all of 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 sexual assault
(incapable of appraising the nature of conduct).
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
a5523338df86a38f2f026c607e05009c26c363b49c01a830b18251ae4a09fa5f
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