CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 4-2:08
POSSESSION OF BURGLARY TOOLS
The elements of the crime of possession of burglary tools are:
1. That the defendant,
2. in the State of Colorado, at or about the date and place charged,
3. possessed any explosive, tool, instrument, or other article
adapted, designed, or commonly used for committing or
facilitating the commission of an offense involving forcible
entry into premises or theft by a physical taking, and
4. intended to use the thing possessed, or knew that some person
intended to use the thing possessed, in the commission of such
an offense.
[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 possession of burglary tools.
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 possession of burglary tools.
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
a1dbe585db72453013865cd77db7caf09c13efc207b11602a00ee5fe748a8b1c
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