CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 8-6:01
BRIBE-RECEIVING BY A WITNESS (FALSE OR WITHHELD TESTIMONY)
The elements of the crime of witness bribery (false or withheld
testimony) are:
1. That the defendant,
2. in the State of Colorado, at or about the date and place charged,
3. was a witness or believed that he [she] was to be called as a
witness in any official proceeding, and
4. intentionally,
5. solicited, accepted, agreed to accept,
6. any benefit,
7. upon an agreement or understanding that he [she] would
testify falsely or unlawfully withhold testimony.
[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 witness bribery (false or withheld testimony).
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 witness bribery (false or
withheld testimony).
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
ff28e28a7a57ffa4604bd8293ab6baa702d2980c6364c3eeacaf9c855abd558f
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