CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 9-2:04
AGGRAVATED CRUELTY TO ANIMALS
The elements of the crime of aggravated cruelty to animals are:
1. That the defendant,
2. in the State of Colorado, at or about the date and place charged,
3. knowingly,
[4. tortured, needlessly mutilated, or needlessly killed an animal.]
[4. killed or caused serious bodily injury that resulted in the death
of a law enforcement animal, whether or not the law
enforcement animal was on duty.]
[5. 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 aggravated cruelty to animals.
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 aggravated cruelty to animals.
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
7d014bd1e88dba6ac63d2fa6206a84ee6ea489851f382964ed7559278f927397
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