CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 9-3:01
MISUSING A WIRETAPPING OR EAVESDROPPING DEVICE
The elements of the crime of misusing a wiretapping or
eavesdropping device are:
1. That the defendant,
2. in the State of Colorado, at or about the date and place charged,
[3. manufactured, bought, sold, or knowingly had in his [her]
possession an instrument, device, contrivance, machine, or
apparatus designed or commonly used for the crime of
wiretapping or eavesdropping,
4. with the intent,
5. to unlawfully use or employ or allow the same to be so used or
employed.]
[3. knowingly,
4. aided, authorized, agreed with, employed, permitted, or
conspired with any other person to unlawfully manufacture,
buy, sell, or have in the person’s possession,
5. an instrument, device, contrivance, machine, or apparatus
designed or commonly used for wiretapping or
eavesdropping.]
[6. 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 misusing a wiretapping or eavesdropping device.
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 misusing a wiretapping or
eavesdropping device.
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
aff85701ba2804bffdcda56323b6ee01e851ba27e979a8e4d0a17129a64823b3
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