CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 4-5:03
FIRST DEGREE CRIMINAL TRESPASS
The elements of first degree criminal trespass are:
1. That the defendant,
2. in the State of Colorado, at or about the date and place charged,
[3. knowingly, and
4. unlawfully,
5. entered or remained in a dwelling of another.]
[3. entered any motor vehicle,
4. with intent to commit the crime of [insert name of offense]
therein.]
[_. 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 first degree criminal trespass.
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 first degree criminal trespass.
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
91852d9186fcab6e2bf9424b529cb0cc838ed8f47f039ca2c6a472c61632df98
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