CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 8-1:10.INT
ACCESSORY—INTERROGATORY (KNOWLEDGE THAT THE PERSON WAS SUSPECTED OF OR WANTED FOR A CLASS ONE OR TWO FELONY)
If you find the defendant not guilty of accessory to crime, you should
disregard this instruction and sign the verdict form to indicate your not
guilty verdict.
If, however, you find the defendant guilty of accessory to crime, you
should sign the verdict form to indicate your finding of guilt, and answer
the following verdict question on the verdict form:
Did the defendant know that the person was suspected of or wanted
for the crime[s] of [insert name(s) of class one or two felony
offense(s); if more than one, list in the disjunctive]? (Answer
“Yes” or “No”)
The defendant knew the person was a suspected of or wanted for the
crime[s] of [insert name(s) of class one or two felony offense(s); if more
than one, list in the disjunctive] only if:
1. the defendant knew that the person being assisted was
suspected of or wanted for the crime[s] of [insert name of class
one or two felony offense(s); if more than one, list in the
disjunctive].
The prosecution has the burden to prove the 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.
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
493753a7309c0e2d5f1144c8c8ada76a5c54129efefe8f1faaf063acb8839b06
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