CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 5-1:07
FORGERY (LOTTERY)
The elements of the crime of forgery (lottery) 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 lottery tickets or shares designed for use in
the state lottery.
[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 (lottery).
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 (lottery).
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
6f8ed58bf45fe56ab4c2741188f689a8d46e327ba0b410810af7a3be63aa9878
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