CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 8-3:08
TRADING IN PUBLIC OFFICE (SOLICITING OR ACCEPTING A PECUNIARY BENEFIT)
The elements of the crime of trading in public office (soliciting or
accepting a pecuniary benefit) are:
1. That the defendant,
2. in the State of Colorado, at or about the date and place charged,
3. while a public servant or party officer,
4. solicited, accepted, or agreed to accept any pecuniary benefit
from another,
5. upon an agreement or understanding that a particular person
would or might be appointed to a public office or designated or
nominated as a candidate for public office.
[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 trading in public office (soliciting or accepting 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 trading in public office
(soliciting or accepting 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
38843a1602c1517ad57d450aa2efc3487348ed07cc1a674169bace1650002cc8
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