CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 8-6:11
TAMPERING WITH PHYSICAL EVIDENCE (INTRODUCE)
The elements of the crime of tampering with physical evidence
(introduce) are:
1. That the defendant,
2. in the State of Colorado, at or about the date and place charged,
3. believed that an official proceeding was pending or was about
to be instituted, and
4. acting without legal right or authority,
5. knowingly,
6. made, presented or offered any false or altered physical
evidence [of a felony crime] [of a misdemeanor crime],
7. with intent that it be introduced in the pending or prospective
official proceeding.
[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 tampering with physical evidence (introduce).
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 tampering with physical
evidence (introduce).
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
add34b26a20602a248cdca1a5a4085fab7070b64d7e25dbae5f8fa84a2f99e93
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