CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 9-1:40
HARASSMENT (PROVOCATION)
The elements of the crime of harassment (provocation) are:
1. That the defendant,
2. in the State of Colorado, at or about the date and place charged,
3. with intent,
4. to harass, annoy, or alarm another person,
5. repeatedly insulted, taunted, challenged, or made
communications in offensively coarse language to another,
6. in a manner likely to provoke a violent or disorderly response.
[7. 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 harassment (provocation).
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 harassment (provocation).
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
8ff62a78548cb539dd7bc485462eb7d76cc4a2dd1f8c547d6e1104b4f127769c
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