CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 8-1:25.96.INT
FALSE REPORTING OF IDENTIFYING INFORMATION—INTERROGATORY (IMPEDING INVESTIGATION)
If you find the defendant not guilty of false reporting of identifying
information, 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
identifying information, 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 impede an investigation? (Answer “Yes” or
“No”)
The false reporting impeded an investigation only if:
1. the defendant’s false reporting resulted in substantially
impeding the investigation or arrest of a person,
2. for the commission of [insert felony found in section 24-4.1-
302(1)].
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
3fd707da23e2ca98484c509611d7c74e19472f807c3cb3a9e774eb576faea16d
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