CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 5-5:08
FALSE STATEMENT IN RECEIPT
The elements of the crime of false statement in receipt are:
1. That the defendant,
2. in the State of Colorado, at or about the date and place charged,
3. was a warehouse, or an officer, agent, or servant of a
warehouse, and
4. fraudulently issued or aided in fraudulently issuing a receipt
for goods knowing that it contained any false statement.
[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 false statement in receipt.
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 false statement in receipt.
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
9436e357349558dec3f16379909647e9b52b01b259e778674753eb6545e0699b
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