CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 5-1:02
FORGERY (INSTRUMENTS RELATING TO A CORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION)
The elements of the crime of forgery (instruments relating to a
corporation or organization) are:
1. That the defendant,
2. in the State of Colorado, at or about the date and place charged,
3. with intent,
4. to defraud,
5. falsely made, completed, altered, or uttered a written
instrument,
6. that was, or that purported to be, or that was calculated to
become or to represent if completed,
7. part of an issue of stock, bonds, or other instruments
representing interests in or claims against a corporate or other
organization or its property.
[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 forgery (instruments relating to a corporation or
organization).
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 forgery (instruments relating to
a corporation or organization).
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
ccc957534cbefe6aed33212e4c9fa11d5af48f7b8dd03322105d65c9eb61efcd
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