CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 9-1:60
FAILURE OR REFUSAL TO LEAVE PREMISES OR PROPERTY UPON REQUEST OF A PEACE OFFICER (ANOTHER PERSON; NO DEADLY WEAPON)
The elements of the crime of failure or refusal to leave premises or
property upon request of a peace officer (another person; no deadly
weapon) are:
1. That the defendant,
2. in the State of Colorado, at or about the date and place charged,
3. knowingly,
4. barricaded or refused police entry to any premises or property
through use of, or threatened use of, force, and
5. refused or failed to leave any premises or property upon being
requested to do so by a peace officer,
6. who had probable cause to believe a crime was occurring and
that defendant constituted a danger to himself [herself] or
others, and
7. in the same criminal episode,
8. knowingly,
9. held another person hostage or confined or detained another
person without that person’s consent,
10. without proper legal authority, and
11. without the use of a deadly weapon.
[12. 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 failure or refusal to leave premises or property
upon request of a peace officer (another person; no deadly weapon).
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 failure or refusal to leave
premises or property upon request of a peace officer (another person; no
deadly weapon).
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
38e5e05c4849728285f456148fcb14762afa84cb6e00d87a7b7e87c2d2c4ddde
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