CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 4-4:13.SP
THEFT—SPECIAL INSTRUCTION (CONCEALMENT)
If any person willfully conceals unpurchased goods, wares, or
merchandise owned or held by and offered or displayed for sale by any
store or other mercantile establishment, whether the concealment be on his
[her] own person or otherwise and whether on or off the premises of said
store or mercantile establishment, such concealment gives rise to a
permissible inference that the person intended to commit the crime of theft.
A permissible inference allows, but does not require, you to find a
fact from proof of another fact or facts, if that conclusion is justified by the
evidence as a whole. It is entirely your decision to determine what weight
shall be given the evidence.
You must bear in mind that the prosecution always has the burden of
proving each element of the offense beyond a reasonable doubt, and that a
permissible inference does not shift that burden to the defendant.
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
4368e928059f39ff33238ef0247a91b960dfdce5aa0446dcce67d42edbe48654
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