Conn. Crim. Jury Instr. 2.12-2

In the second part of the information, the defendant has been charged as a (second / third /

subsequent) offender of the crime of <insert crime>. A person is guilty of being a (second / third

/ subsequent) offender of the crime of <insert crime> when that person stands convicted of

<insert crime>, and has been, prior to the commission of that offense, convicted of that same

crime on (a prior occasion / two or more separate prior occasions).

For you to find the defendant guilty of this charge, the state must prove the following elements

beyond a reasonable doubt:

Element 1 - Current conviction

The first element is that the defendant has been convicted of <insert crime> in this case. The

verdict you just rendered, finding the defendant guilty of <insert crime>, satisfies this element.

Element 2 - Prior conviction

The second element is that prior to <insert date the current crime was committed>, the defendant

was convicted of <insert crime and number of convictions if applicable>. To be “convicted” of a

crime means that a finding of guilty has been entered against a defendant in a criminal or motor

vehicle case.

Conclusion

In summary, the state must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant has been

convicted of <insert crime>, and that (he/she) had previously been convicted of <insert crime>.

You will now return to the deliberation room to consider this question. I am sending in with you

a form on which to record your answer. Your decision must be unanimous. Your foreperson

should check the appropriate answer and sign and date the form. Refer back to and use the

instructions I previously gave you on burden of proof, presumption of innocence, and reasonable

doubt.