CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 9-1:07.INT
ENGAGING IN A RIOT—INTERROGATORY
If you find the defendant not guilty of engaging in a riot, you should
disregard this instruction and fill out the verdict form reflecting your not
guilty verdict.
If, however, you find the defendant guilty of engaging in a riot, you
should sign the verdict form to indicate your finding of guilt, and answer
the following verdict question on the verdict form:
Was the defendant’s engagement aggravated? (Answer
“Yes” or “No”)
The defendant’s engagement was aggravated only if:
1. in the course of rioting,
2. the defendant employed a deadly weapon, a destructive device,
or any article used or fashioned in a manner to cause a person
to reasonably believe that the article was a deadly weapon; or
represented verbally or otherwise that he [she] was armed with
a deadly weapon.
The prosecution has the burden to prove each numbered condition
beyond a reasonable doubt.
After considering all the evidence, if you decide the prosecution has
met this burden, you should mark “Yes” in the appropriate place, and have
the foreperson sign the designated line of the verdict form.
After considering all the evidence, if you decide the prosecution has
failed to meet this this burden, you should mark “No” in the appropriate
place, and have the foreperson sign the designated line of the verdict form.
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
8bbe7d403a869b018471e8f8540675fa49596d1ef9c9d0a552c14fd457ab086b
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