CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 8-2:14
HOLDING HOSTAGES
The elements of the crime of holding hostages are:
1. That the defendant,
2. in the State of Colorado, at or about the date and place charged,
3. was in lawful custody or confinement within the state, and
4. while escaping or attempting to escape,
5. held any person hostage or by force or threat of force held any
person against his [her] will.
[6. 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 holding hostages.
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 holding hostages.
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
71c257ae41a604d1e1fc3e6cb04b69c9dc2b253f61508de8aeaefbfb56be0385
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