CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 5-3:01
FRAUD IN EFFECTING SALES (FALSE WEIGHT OR MEASURE)
The elements of the crime of fraud in effecting sales (false weight or
measure) are:
1. That the defendant,
2. in the State of Colorado, at or about the date and place charged,
3. knowingly,
4. in the course of business,
5. used or possessed for use a false weight or measure, or any
other device for falsely determining or recording any quality or
quantity.
[6. 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 fraud in effecting sales (false weight or measure).
After considering all the evidence, if you decide the prosecution has
failed to prove any one or more elements beyond a reasonable doubt, you
should find the defendant not guilty of fraud in effecting sales (false weight
or measure).
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
26d1f7435ddf496029529237019e4787a80951eee5bac4b4bbfa9fa7e08fdd8d
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