CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 4-5:29.SP
LITTERING—SPECIAL INSTRUCTION (OPERATOR OF A MOTOR VEHICLE)
If litter is unlawfully thrown, deposited, dropped, or dumped from
any motor vehicle, such evidence gives rise to a permissible inference that
the operator of the motor vehicle caused or permitted the litter to be so
thrown, deposited, dropped, or dumped.
A permissible inference allows, but does not require, you to find a
fact from proof of another fact or facts, if that conclusion is justified by the
evidence as a whole. It is entirely your decision to determine what weight
shall be given the evidence.
You must bear in mind that the prosecution always has the burden of
proving each element of the offense beyond a reasonable doubt, and that a
permissible inference does not shift that burden to the defendant.
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
d8a9bb6ce2f2e5353bc088195d1c5f29a52958842cf16dc1d791cfc3feb8db79
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