CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 5-2:02.INT
FRAUD BY CHECK (INSUFFICIENT FUNDS)—INTERROGATORY (VALUE)
If you find the defendant not guilty of fraud by check (insufficient
funds), you should disregard this instruction and sign the verdict form to
indicate your not guilty verdict.
If, however, you find the defendant guilty of fraud by check
(insufficient funds), you should sign the verdict form to indicate your
finding of guilt, and answer the following verdict question[s] on the verdict
form. [Although you may answer “No” to more than one question, you
may not answer “Yes” to more than one question. Further, if you answer
“Yes” to any question, you should not answer the other question[s].]
1. Did you find the defendant guilty of fraud by check
(insufficient funds) for issuing either one fraudulent check, or
two or more fraudulent checks within a sixty-day period, for a
total sum of less than three hundred dollars? (Answer
“Yes” or “No”)
2. Did you find the defendant guilty of fraud by check
(insufficient funds) for issuing either one fraudulent check, or
two or more fraudulent checks within a sixty-day period, for a
total sum of three hundred dollars or more but less than one
thousand dollars? (Answer “Yes” or “No”)
[3. Did you find the defendant guilty of fraud by check
(insufficient funds) for issuing either one fraudulent check, or
two or more fraudulent checks within a sixty-day period, for a
total sum of one thousand dollars or more but less than two
thousand dollars? (Answer “Yes” or “No”)]
[4. Did you find the defendant guilty of fraud by check
(insufficient funds) for issuing either one fraudulent check, or
two or more fraudulent checks within a sixty-day period, for a
total sum of two thousand dollars or more but less than five
thousand dollars? (Answer “Yes” or “No”)]
[5. Did you find the defendant guilty of fraud by check
(insufficient funds) for issuing either one fraudulent check, or
two or more fraudulent checks within a sixty-day period, for a
total sum of five thousand dollars or more but less than twenty
thousand dollars? (Answer “Yes” or “No”)]
[6. Did you find the defendant guilty of fraud by check
(insufficient funds) for issuing either one fraudulent check, or
two or more fraudulent checks within a sixty-day period, for a
total sum of twenty thousand dollars or more but less than one
hundred thousand dollars? (Answer “Yes” or “No”)]
[7. Did you find the defendant guilty of fraud by check
(insufficient funds) for issuing either one fraudulent check, or
two or more fraudulent checks within a sixty-day period, for a
total sum of one hundred thousand dollars or more but less
than one million dollars? (Answer “Yes” or “No”)]
[8. Did you find the defendant guilty of fraud by check
(insufficient funds) for issuing either one fraudulent check, or
two or more fraudulent checks within a sixty-day period, for a
total sum of one million dollars or more? (Answer “Yes” or
“No”)]
The prosecution has the burden to prove beyond a reasonable doubt
the total sum of the fraudulent check, or checks issued within a sixty-day
period. Your calculation of the total sum of the fraudulent check or checks
may include only the monetary amount of checks as to which you
unanimously agree the prosecution has proved beyond a reasonable doubt
both the defendant’s guilt and issuance within sixty days of each other.
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[(s)], 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
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