CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 5-3:04
FRAUD IN EFFECTING SALES (ADULTERATED OR MISLABELED)
The elements of the crime of fraud in effecting sales (adulterated or
mislabeled) 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,
6. an adulterated or mislabeled commodity.
[7. 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 (adulterated or mislabeled).
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 (adulterated
or mislabeled).
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
9f24cb7a62028d3d8a1180a5f24dbdb865d37a4800b288a540efd8b4ec5d72c9
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