CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 8-2:13
ASSAULT DURING ESCAPE
The elements of the crime of assault during escape are:
1. That the defendant,
2. in the State of Colorado, at or about the date and place charged,
3. was confined in any lawful place of confinement within the
state, and
4. while escaping or attempting to escape,
5. committed an assault,
6. with intent,
7. to commit bodily injury upon the person of another,
8. with a deadly weapon, or by any means of force likely to
produce serious bodily injury.
[9. 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 assault during escape.
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 assault during escape.
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
ddb12fa9dfae9ada15e4d2639ee3a1c319741dbc67ca10ff60f2f9460e79fd5d
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