CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 4-5:02.INT
CRIMINAL MISCHIEF—INTERROGATORY (AGGREGATE DAMAGE)
If you find the defendant not guilty of criminal mischief, you should
disregard this instruction and sign the verdict form to indicate your not
guilty verdict.
If, however, you find the defendant guilty of criminal mischief, you
should sign the verdict form to indicate your finding of guilt, and answer
the following verdict question[s] on the verdict form. [Although you may
answer “No” to more than one question, you may not answer “Yes” to
more than one question. Further, if you answer “Yes” to any question, you
should not answer the other question[s].]
1. Was the aggregate value of damage to real or personal property
[insert a description of the amount(s) from section 18-4-501(4)]?
(Answer “Yes” or No”)
[2. Was the aggregate value of damage to real or personal property
[insert a description of the amount(s) from section 18-4-501(4)]?
(Answer “Yes” or No”)]
[3. Was the aggregate value of damage to real or personal property
[insert a description of the amount(s) from section 18-4-501(4)]?
(Answer “Yes” or No”)]
The prosecution has the burden to prove the aggregate value of the
damaged property beyond a reasonable doubt.
After considering all the evidence, if you decide the prosecution has
met this burden, you should mark “Yes” in the appropriate place, and have
the foreperson sign the designated line of the verdict form.
After considering all the evidence, if you decide the prosecution has
failed to meet this burden, you should mark “No” in the appropriate
place[(s)], and have the foreperson sign the designated line of the verdict
form.
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
9ca24ed881527e31fbfd3733e96ddc32574f71f65be1951fa582db5b06140e7d
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