CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 4-1:01.5.INT
FIRST DEGREE ARSON—INTERROGATORY (OCCUPIED STRUCTURE)
If you find the defendant not guilty of first degree arson, you should
disregard this instruction and sign the verdict form to indicate your not
guilty verdict.
If, however, you find the defendant guilty of first degree arson, you
should sign the verdict form to indicate your finding of guilt, and answer
the following verdict question on the verdict form:
Did the prosecution prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the arson
was of an occupied structure? (Answer “Yes” or “No”)
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
81ab8ce633121fffeeaf7fc21872d47126ab7f217ccbde5141b16c9d9ac8fbbd
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