CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 3.5:03
UNLAWFUL TERMINATION OF PREGNANCY IN THE SECOND DEGREE
The elements of the crime of unlawful termination of pregnancy in
the second degree are:
1. That the defendant,
2. in the State of Colorado, at or about the date and place charged,
3. knowingly,
4. caused the unlawful termination of the pregnancy of a woman.
[5. 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 unlawful termination of pregnancy in the second
degree.
After considering all 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 unlawful termination of
pregnancy in the second degree.
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
3545827731f0ffc56b8060084237d6e2a7848f36781d615b570ac14582f9faae
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