Conn. Crim. Jury Instr. 6.8-2

The defendant is charged [in count__] with criminal violation of a standing criminal protective

order. The statute defining this offense reads in pertinent part as follows:

a person is guilty of criminal violation of a standing criminal protective order when

an order

1 has been issued against such person, and such person violates such order.

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

beyond a reasonable doubt:

Element 1 - Standing criminal protective order

The first element is that a court issued a standing criminal protective order against the defendant.

<Review evidence of order.>

Element 2 - Violation

The second element is that the defendant violated a condition of the order. To violate a condition

means to act in disregard of or to go against the condition. <Insert specific condition that the

defendant is charged with violating.> A person acts “intentionally” with respect to conduct

when (his/her) conscious objective is to engage in such conduct. <See Intent: General,

Instruction 2.3-1.>

Conclusion

In summary, the state must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that 1) a court issued a standing

criminal protective order against the defendant, and 2) the defendant violated a condition of that

order.

If you unanimously find that the state has proved beyond a reasonable doubt each of the elements

of the crime of criminal violation of a standing criminal protective order, then you shall find the

defendant guilty. On the other hand, if you unanimously find that the state has failed to prove

beyond a reasonable doubt any of the elements, you shall then find the defendant not guilty.

1 Issued pursuant to General Statutes § 53a-40e.