CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 9-3:18
OBSTRUCTION OF TELEPHONE OR TELEGRAPH SERVICE
The elements of the crime of obstruction of telephone or telegraph
service are:
1. That the defendant,
2. in the State of Colorado, at or about the date and place charged,
3. knowingly,
4. prevented, obstructed, or delayed, by any means whatsoever,
the sending, transmission, conveyance, or delivery in Colorado
of any message, communication, or report by or through any
telegraph or telephone line, wire, cable, or other facility or any
cordless, wireless, electronic, mechanical, or other device.
[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 obstruction of telephone or telegraph service.
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 obstruction of telephone or
telegraph service.
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
d74c0fa0a2f53e3f2330919efcbae33732f2b91594e9cec90b9d8ccbd92520a6
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