CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 4-4:17
OBTAINING CONTROL OVER ANY STOLEN THING OF VALUE
The elements of the crime of obtaining control over any stolen thing
of value are:
1. That the defendant,
2. in the State of Colorado, at or about the date and place charged,
3. obtained control over any stolen thing of value,
4. knowing the thing of value to have been stolen by another.
[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 obtaining control over any stolen thing of value.
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 obtaining control over any
stolen thing of value.
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
9d8b52a15f0c2f93d928dcb9602d3bc68546b051d681ad690e282cd1d8a51c8e
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