CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 5-4:03
COMMERCIAL BRIBERY—BRIBING ANOTHER AS TO A DUTY OF FIDELITY
The elements of the crime of commercial bribery (bribing another as
to a duty of fidelity) are:
1. That the defendant,
2. in the State of Colorado, at or about the date and place charged,
3. conferred or offered or agreed to confer any benefit the
acceptance of which would have been consideration for another
person knowingly violating or agreeing to violate a duty of
fidelity to which he [she] was subject,
4. 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.
[5. 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 (bribing another as to 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 (bribing
another as to 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
3aba1ab68ce58ff9bf4615eee77b0c9d35cc57cd891475a8f2d0ad8e117c77ee
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