CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. G2:01
CRIMINAL ATTEMPT
The elements of the crime of attempt to commit [insert name(s) of
crime(s) here] are:
1. That the defendant,
2. in the State of Colorado, at or about the date and place charged,
3. [insert the culpable mental state for the offense attempted],
4. engaged in conduct constituting a substantial step toward the
commission of [insert name(s) of offense(s)]. [and,]
[5. that the defendant’s conduct was not legally authorized by the
affirmative defense[s] in Instruction[s] ___.]
A “substantial step” is any conduct, whether act, omission, or
possession, which is strongly corroborative of the firmness of the actor’s
purpose to complete the commission of the offense.
After considering the evidence, if you decide the prosecution has
proven each of the elements beyond a reasonable doubt, you should find
the defendant guilty of criminal attempt to commit [insert name(s) of
offense(s)].
After considering 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 criminal attempt to commit
[insert name(s) of offense(s)].
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
3b7e72897bcaf36484f6d1ea553a0ec436a4652c0172febff79e086a499c4691
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