CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 8-1:25.6.INT
FALSE REPORTING OF AN EMERGENCY—INTERROGATORY (BODILY INJURY)
If you find the defendant not guilty of false reporting of an
emergency, you should disregard this instruction and sign the verdict form
to indicate your not guilty verdict.
If, however, you find the defendant guilty of false reporting of an
emergency, you should sign the verdict form to indicate your finding of
guilt, and answer the following verdict question on the verdict form:
Did the false reporting result in injury? (Answer “Yes” or “No”)
The false reporting resulted in injury only if:
1. the defendant’s false reporting led to an emergency response,
and
2. that emergency response resulted in bodily injury of another
person.
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.
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
625906ac93ea684c000109c04912f3369486bbe3d17fc5a3a397c7f0f58cfec7
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