CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 3-4:56.INT
INVASION OF PRIVACY FOR SEXUAL GRATIFICATION—INTERROGATORY (AGE)
If you find the defendant not guilty of invasion of privacy for sexual
gratification, you should disregard this instruction and sign the verdict
form to indicate your not guilty verdict.
If, however, you find the defendant guilty of invasion of privacy for
sexual gratification, you should sign the verdict form to indicate your
finding of guilt, and answer the following verdict question on the verdict
form:
Was the victim a person with protected status due to his [her] age?
(Answer “Yes” or “No”)
The victim was a person with protected status due to his [her] age
only if:
1. the victim was under fifteen years of age when the defendant
[observed] [photographed] his [her] intimate parts, and
2. the defendant was, at the time of the offense, at least four years
older than the victim.
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
507d38b9988132d25b0d8c7680db56e522350a0c75d21bb583d2d78bc1c63b1a
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