CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 3-4:10.INT
SEXUAL ASSAULT—INTERROGATORY (FORCE OR VIOLENCE)
If you find the defendant not guilty of sexual assault, you should
disregard this instruction and sign the verdict form to indicate your not
guilty verdict.
If, however, you find the defendant guilty of sexual assault, you
should sign the verdict form to indicate your guilty verdict and then
answer the following verdict question on the verdict form:
Did the defendant cause submission through force or violence?
(Answer “Yes” or “No”)
The defendant caused submission through force or violence only if:
1. the defendant caused submission of the victim through the
actual application of physical force or physical violence.
The prosecution has the burden to prove the numbered condition
beyond a reasonable doubt.
After considering all the evidence, if you decide the prosecution has
met this burden, you should indicate “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 indicate “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
bf0d4acb5ac636d6b376ed158088051bdaaf04ed1465f7a3cba5ffba3bcbac4f
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