CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 4-4:28
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT IN THE THIRD DEGREE (OBTAIN OR CONTROL)
The elements of the crime of motor vehicle theft in the third degree
(obtain or control) are:
1. That the defendant,
2. in the State of Colorado, at or about the date and place charged,
3. knowingly,
4. obtained or exercised control over the motor vehicle of another
person, and
5. [he] [she] knew or should reasonably have known that the act
was without authorization or was by threat or deception.
[6. 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 motor vehicle theft in the third degree (obtain or
control).
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 motor vehicle theft in the third
degree (obtain or control).
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
72465dff2f89385508c588674a2892f3ce3678403cb7b244c0be46bd409f071c
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