CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 3-4:03
SEXUAL ASSAULT (ERRONEOUS BELIEF OF MARRIAGE)
The elements of the crime of sexual assault (erroneous belief of
marriage) 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 submitted erroneously, believing the
defendant to be his [her] spouse.
[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 (erroneous belief of marriage).
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
(erroneous belief of marriage).
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
0872490a82c53ce7e26ce3936ee4eb10921d28a35a75234a941922022686977d
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