CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 5-5:02.INT
FAILURE TO PAY OVER ASSIGNED ACCOUNTS—INTERROGATORY (AMOUNT)
If you find the defendant not guilty of failure to pay over assigned
accounts, you should disregard this instruction and fill out the verdict form
reflecting your not guilty verdict.
If, however, you find the defendant guilty of failure to pay over
assigned accounts, you should sign the verdict form to indicate your
finding of guilt, and answer the following verdict questions on the verdict
form. Although you may answer “No” to more than one question, you
may not answer “Yes” to more than one question. Further, if you answer
“Yes” to any question, you should not answer the other questions.
1. Was the amount of the proceeds withheld less than three
hundred dollars? (Answer “Yes” or “No”)
2. Was the amount of the proceeds withheld three hundred
dollars or more but less than one thousand dollars? (Answer
“Yes” or “No”)
[3. Was the amount of the proceeds withheld one thousand dollars
or more but less than two thousand dollars? (Answer “Yes” or
“No”)]
[4. Was the amount of the proceeds withheld two thousand dollars
or more but less than five thousand dollars? (Answer “Yes” or
“No”)]
[5. Was the amount of the proceeds withheld five thousand dollars
or more but less than twenty thousand dollars? (Answer “Yes”
or “No”)]
[6. Was the amount of the proceeds withheld twenty thousand
dollars or more but less than one hundred thousand dollars?
(Answer “Yes” or “No”)]
[7. Was the amount of the proceeds withheld one hundred
thousand dollars or more but less than one million dollars?
(Answer “Yes” or “No”)]
[8. Was the amount of the proceeds withheld one million dollars or
more? (Answer “Yes” or “No”)]
The prosecution has the burden to prove the amount of the proceeds
beyond a reasonable doubt.
After considering all the evidence, if you decide the prosecution has
met this burden, you should mark “Yes” in the appropriate place, and have
the foreperson sign the designated line of the verdict form.
After considering all the evidence, if you decide the prosecution has
failed to meet this burden, you should mark “No” in the appropriate place,
and have the foreperson sign the designated line of the verdict form.
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
db7f5b924bf9ccf3b1f97140f853a5167a04103a0de89526ad6f18b45434e80f
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