CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 8-1:18
CONCEALING DEATH
The elements of the crime of concealing death are:
1. That the defendant,
2. in the State of Colorado, at or about the date and place charged,
3. concealed the death of another person, [including a fetus born
dead,] and
4. thereby prevented a determination of the cause or
circumstances of death.
[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 concealing death.
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 concealing death.
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
b133f1616610f53500e2549bd63ed4a970550824b781c1ca9ada1d740cacf077
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