CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 7-3:04
PUBLIC INDECENCY (KNOWING EXPOSURE)
The elements of the crime of public indecency (knowing exposure)
are:
1. That the defendant,
2. in the State of Colorado, at or about the date and place charged,
3. in a public place or where the conduct might reasonably have
been expected to be viewed by members of the public,
4. knowingly,
5. exposed his [her] genitals to the view of a person,
6. under circumstances in which such conduct was likely to cause
affront or alarm to the other person.
[7. 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 public indecency (knowing exposure).
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 public indecency (knowing
exposure).
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
84875cf9ddea184b305ca120e49860a36b6b8075b0df101f21da4b3ec3701ea5
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