CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 5-4:01
COMMERCIAL BRIBERY—BREACH OF A DUTY OF FIDELITY
The elements of the crime of commercial bribery (breach of a duty of
fidelity) are:
1. That the defendant,
2. in the State of Colorado, at or about the date and place charged,
3. knowingly,
4. solicited, accepted, or agreed to accept any benefit as
consideration for,
5. violating or agreeing to violate a duty of fidelity to which he
[she] was subject,
6. as agent or employee; or trustee, guardian, or other fiduciary;
or lawyer, physician, accountant, appraiser, or other
professional adviser; or officer, director, partner, manager, or
other participant in the direction of the affairs of an
incorporated or unincorporated association; or duly elected or
appointed representative or trustee of a labor organization or
employee welfare trust fund; or arbitrator or other purportedly
disinterested adjudicator or referee.
[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 commercial bribery (breach of a duty of fidelity).
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 commercial bribery (breach of
a duty of fidelity).
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
5bfe7e25b14738f5337fbf0ea59fd993b1e2309c9fa1f0ec19566cc1dbb7a86f
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