CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 8-1:23
FALSE REPORTING TO AUTHORITIES (DID NOT OCCUR)
The elements of the crime of false reporting to authorities (did not
occur) are:
1. That the defendant,
2. in the State of Colorado, at or about the date and place charged,
3. knowingly,
4. made a report or caused the transmission of a report to law
enforcement authorities,
5. of a crime or other incident within their official concern,
6. when he [she] knew the crime or other incident did not occur.
[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 false reporting to authorities (did not occur).
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 reporting to authorities
(did not occur).
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
be6f25836aab5de96306fb20b1c3cf64aa2dd513bbe2a761413785b61d04e4e3
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