CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 3-4:07
SEXUAL ASSAULT (IN CUSTODY OR DETAINED)
The elements of the crime of sexual assault (in custody or detained)
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, and
5. the person was in custody of law or detained in a hospital or
other institution, and
6. the defendant had supervisory or disciplinary authority over
the person, and
7. used that position of authority to coerce the person to submit,
and
8. the act was not incident to a lawful search.
[9. 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 (in custody or detained).
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 (in
custody or detained).
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
668eb4b45b1e2df6a6f7c96fb4845e2340840582ccd1e495d3f153537b499996
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