CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 5-3:02
FRAUD IN EFFECTING SALES (LESS THAN REPRESENTED QUANTITY)
The elements of the crime of fraud in effecting sales (less than
represented quantity) 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. sold, offered, or exposed for sale or delivered less than the
represented quantity of any commodity or service.
[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 (less than represented
quantity).
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 (less than
represented quantity).
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
cf20750b35fd3f1b946c9ac0ddf5ffe8ee65639a6c4a87ae66f7b67bceb81d3a
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