CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 8-3:01
BRIBERY (OFFERING OR CONFERRING A PECUNIARY BENEFIT)
The elements of the crime of bribery (offering or conferring a
pecuniary benefit) are:
1. That the defendant,
2. in the State of Colorado, at or about the date and place charged,
3. offered, conferred, or agreed to confer any pecuniary benefit
upon a public servant,
4. with the intent,
5. to influence the public servant’s vote, opinion, judgment,
exercise of discretion, or other action in his [her] official
capacity.
[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 bribery (offering or conferring a pecuniary benefit).
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 bribery (offering or conferring
a pecuniary benefit).
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
7615810332904a6e0fcd6bf48c650f032e51701abe395477a9f802b9a78bc80a
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