CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 8-5:01
PERJURY IN THE FIRST DEGREE
The elements of the crime of perjury in the first degree are:
1. That the defendant,
2. in the State of Colorado, at or about the date and place charged,
3. knowingly,
4. in any official proceeding,
5. made a materially false statement,
6. which he [she] did not believe to be true,
7. under an oath required or authorized by law.
[8. 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 perjury in the first degree.
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 perjury in the first degree.
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
40609c18824b542b23e99fc4bf4388d1083f5be7b25b3f99f1056df592f98c56
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