CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. F:52.5
CHOKEHOLD (USE OF FORCE BY PEACE OFFICER)
“Chokehold” means a method by which a person applies sufficient
pressure to a person to make breathing difficult or impossible and includes
but is not limited to any pressure to the neck, throat, or windpipe that may
prevent or hinder breathing or reduce intake of air.
“Chokehold” also means applying pressure to a person’s neck on
either side of the windpipe, but not to the windpipe itself, to stop the flow
of blood to the brain via the carotid arteries.
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
93983b243f48eeba04c66c45cca2e63e9fb4598a6d7fe81b0a5a2912ead1d59a
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