CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 4-5:03.5.INT
FIRST DEGREE CRIMINAL TRESPASS—INTERROGATORY (OCCUPIED DWELLING)
If you find the defendant not guilty of first degree criminal trespass,
you should disregard this instruction and sign the verdict form to indicate
your not guilty verdict.
If, however, you find the defendant guilty of first degree criminal
trespass, you should sign the verdict form to indicate your finding of guilt,
and answer the following verdict question on the verdict form:
Did the prosecution prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the
defendant trespassed on a dwelling that was inhabited or occupied?
(Answer “Yes” or “No”)
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,
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
0f467db79038b7140eb55fc89cb227348c4c28f93cd3169cd8aaa9aa43730aa5
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