CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 4-5:08.INT
SECOND DEGREE CRIMINAL TRESPASS—INTERROGATORY (AGRICULTURAL LAND; INTENT TO COMMIT A FELONY)
If you find the defendant not guilty of second 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 second 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 defendant trespass on agricultural land to commit a crime?
(Answer “Yes” or “No”)
The defendant trespassed on agricultural land to commit a crime
only if:
1. the premises had been classified as agricultural land, and
2. the defendant committed the trespass with the intent to commit
the crime[s] of [insert name(s) of felony offense(s)] thereon.
The prosecution has the burden to prove each numbered condition
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,
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
250bdb21011d00b67f164bf438d0c6eacaf5cab880987e569139fa3b67e97685
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