CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 4-4:30.SP
THEFT—SPECIAL INSTRUCTION (ENGAGED IN THE BUSINESS)
If a person obtains control over stolen property knowing or believing
the property to have been stolen, and the offense involves two or more
separate stolen things of value, each of which is the property of a separate
owner, such commission of theft gives rise to a permissible inference that
the person was engaged in the business of buying, selling, or otherwise
disposing of stolen goods for a profit.
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
f7184666e7d847bb6fb2e81ffbd4a56711c41a0769d2b34054b05d2f2725a5fb
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