CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 9-3:10
EAVESDROPPING (KNOWING USE OR DISCLOSURE)
The elements of the crime of eavesdropping (use or disclosure) are:
1. That the defendant,
2. in the State of Colorado, at or about the date and place charged.
3. was not visibly present during a conversation or discussion,
and
4. knowingly,
5. used for any purpose, disclosed, or attempted to use or disclose
to any other person the contents of such conversation or
discussion,
6. while knowing or having reason to know the information was
obtained by eavesdropping.
[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 eavesdropping (use or disclosure).
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 eavesdropping (use or
disclosure).
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
c70584588cec2f1d242d5a3e6061f445eb88b377c00558387f996d37999b1b22
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