COLJI-Crim. 6-8:01.INT

If you find the defendant not guilty of [insert name of misdemeanor

offense(s)], you should disregard this instruction and sign the verdict form

to indicate your not guilty verdict.

If, however, you find the defendant guilty of [insert name of

misdemeanor offense(s)], you should sign the verdict form to indicate your

finding of guilt, and answer the following verdict question on the verdict

form:

Did the offense[s] of [insert name of misdemeanor offense(s)], of

which you found the defendant guilty, include an act of domestic

violence? (Answer “Yes” or “No”)

The offense[s] of [insert name of misdemeanor offense(s)], of which

you found the defendant guilty, included an act of domestic violence only

if:

1. you determine, as a matter of fact, that [it] [they] included,

[2. an act or threatened act of violence,

3. upon a person with whom the actor was or had been involved

in an intimate relationship.]

[2. any other crime or municipal ordinance violation,

3. against a person, or against property, including an animal,

4. when used as a method of coercion, control, punishment,

intimidation, or revenge,

5. directed against a person with whom the actor was or had been

involved in an intimate relationship.]

The prosecution has the burden to prove each numbered condition

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.