CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 9-1:65
BIAS-MOTIVATED CRIMES (BODILY INJURY)
The elements of bias-motivated crime (bodily injury) are:
1. That the defendant,
2. in the State of Colorado, at or about the date and place charged,
3. with the intent,
4. to intimidate or harass another person, in whole or in part,
because of that person’s actual or perceived race, color, religion,
ancestry, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual
orientation, or transgender identity,
5. knowingly,
6. caused bodily injury to another person.
[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 bias-motivated crime (bodily injury).
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 bias-motivated crime (bodily
injury).
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
29421b929cba5fc328dca937ff2e2b0c9231400c742cd9c8d1c10939f2fe583a
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