CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 9-1:67
BIAS-MOTIVATED CRIMES (FEAR)
The elements of bias-motivated crime (fear) 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. by words or conduct,
7. placed another person in fear of imminent lawless action
directed at that person, or that person’s property,
8. and such words or conduct were likely to produce bodily injury
to that person or damage to that person’s property.
[9. 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 (fear).
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 (fear).
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
804f296775eea7c324af348a91d2c797882bf08f75bbccaa3ee9066b9418f4bf
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