CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 9-2:15
TAMPERING WITH LIVESTOCK (TAMPER OR SABOTAGE)
The elements of the crime of tampering with livestock (tamper or
sabotage) are:
1. That the defendant,
2. in the State of Colorado, at or about the date and place charged,
3. tampered with or sabotaged any livestock that had been
registered, entered, or exhibited in any exhibition in Colorado.
[4. 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 tampering with livestock (tamper or sabotage).
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 tampering with livestock
(tamper or sabotage).
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
78c6d489856fcc425f1911f88da2521360578d3ac3ada0562e2236de5f42c690
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