CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 9-1:02
INCITING A RIOT (FURTHERANCE)
The elements of the crime of inciting a riot (furtherance) are:
1. That the defendant,
2. in the State of Colorado, at or about the date and place charged,
3. gave commands, instructions, or signals,
4. to a group of five or more persons,
5. in furtherance of a riot.
[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 inciting a riot (furtherance).
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 inciting a riot (furtherance).
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
ec76d41c7b27991581d53ac5ce00162a226af1c8777c55720ef06b3a59217a78
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