CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 8-2:24.8.INT
UNAUTHORIZED ABSENCE—INTERROGATORY (PROTECTION ORDER)
If you find the defendant not guilty of unauthorized absence, you
should disregard this instruction and sign the verdict form to indicate your
not guilty verdict.
If, however, you find the defendant guilty of unauthorized absence,
you should sign the verdict form to indicate your finding of guilt, and
answer the following verdict question on the verdict form:
Did the defendant knowingly violate a permanent or temporary
protection order during the commission of unauthorized absence?
(Answer “Yes” or “No”)
The prosecution has the burden to prove the knowing violation of a
protection order beyond a reasonable doubt.
After considering all the evidence, if you decide the prosecution has
met this burden, you should mark “Yes” in the appropriate place, and have
the foreperson sign the designated line of the verdict form.
After considering all the evidence, if you decide the prosecution has
failed to meet this burden, you should mark “No” in the appropriate place,
and have the foreperson sign the designated line of the verdict form.
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
7005fc0b08c6d83a6371c6f8ca7b5fd4e4c0aef795f6bb5f822533c383c852f9
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