CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 4-5:04
SECOND DEGREE CRIMINAL TRESPASS (ENCLOSED PREMISES)
The elements of second degree criminal trespass (enclosed premises)
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,
6. in or upon the premises of another,
7. which were enclosed in a manner designed to exclude intruders
or were fenced.
[8. 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 second degree criminal trespass (enclosed
premises).
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 second degree criminal
trespass (enclosed premises).
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
c58960db0de55ee526247904492757ea9281d05c5d1ca52862dcc649a63c9012
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