CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 8-2:15
ESCAPE (FOLLOWING CONVICTION)
The elements of the crime of escape (following conviction) are:
1. That the defendant,
2. in the State of Colorado, at or about the date and place charged,
3. was in custody or confinement,
4. following conviction for the crime of [insert name of offense(s)],
and
5. knowingly,
6. escaped from custody or confinement.
[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 escape (following conviction).
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 escape (following conviction).
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
11f117626e2edf2cbe05b9afa9c33a02de75f8c7c06a1151fbb9a487004a11c7
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