CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 8-2:20
ESCAPE (EXTRADITION)
The elements of the crime of escape (extradition) 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. pursuant to [insert a description of the relevant fugitive
extradition proceeding, from Article 19 of Title 16], 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 (extradition).
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 (extradition).
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
d2c908ec9cabf95cb0f81100b072f004886b5b3229e2f2f5a2cba7de0bbb5d3e
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