CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 8-2:04
INTRODUCING CONTRABAND IN THE FIRST DEGREE (INTRODUCTION INTO)
The elements of the crime of introducing contraband in the first
degree (introduction into) are:
1. That the defendant,
2. in the State of Colorado, at or about the date and place charged,
3. knowingly and unlawfully,
4. introduced, or attempted to introduce, a dangerous instrument,
5. into a detention facility or at any location where an inmate was
or was likely to be located,
6. while the inmate was in the custody and under the jurisdiction
of a political subdivision of the state of Colorado or the
department of corrections, but not on parole.
[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 introducing contraband in the first degree
(introduction into).
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 introducing contraband in the
first degree (introduction into).
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
d8adbcc7f3092f8863ec506190afe592c105a970ad05c4dbad85c43c71891bc4
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