CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 5-4:04
COMMERCIAL BRIBERY—BRIBING ANOTHER AS TO A DUTY TO ACT DISINTERESTEDLY
The elements of the crime of commercial bribery (bribing another as
to a duty to act disinterestedly) are:
1. That the defendant,
2. in the State of Colorado, at or about the date and place charged,
3. conferred or offered agreed to confer any benefit,
4. to a person who held himself [herself] out to the public as being
engaged in the business of making disinterested selection,
appraisal, or criticism of commodities, property, or services to
knowingly alter, modify, or change his [her] selection,
appraisal, or criticism.
[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 to
act disinterestedly).
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 to act disinterestedly).
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
028103c5eeb9a602cec015bbf8a512d3758dcab155671f11235203c91376f078
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