CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 9-1:18.INT
OBSTRUCTING A HIGHWAY OR OTHER PASSAGEWAY—INTERROGATORY (FUNERAL)
If you find the defendant not guilty of obstructing a highway or other
passageway, you should disregard this instruction and fill out the verdict
form reflecting your not guilty verdict.
If, however, you find the defendant guilty of obstructing a highway
or other passageway, you should sign the verdict form to indicate your
finding of guilt, and answer the following verdict question on the verdict
form:
Did the defendant obstruct a funeral? (Answer “Yes” or “No”)
The defendant obstructed a funeral only if:
1. he [she] knowingly obstructed [the entrance into, or exit from, a
funeral or funeral site] [a highway, or other passageway, where
a funeral procession was taking place].
The prosecution has the burden to prove the 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
1a4659d7cbeaff0d6e04c473cbf7ee3d1aa2a02047385ab96ba2e646e9c2e6d1
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