Colorado statute
C.R.S. § 18-1-407 — Affirmative defense.
Current through 2025 Regular Session
Part of Part 4: RIGHTS OF DEFENDANT, Colorado Revised Statutes.
Full text of C.R.S. § 18-1-407
Statutory text current through the 2025 Regular Session. This is an officially sanctioned publication using the official text of the Colorado Revised Statutes; it is not the official statutes of the State of Colorado.
(1) "Affirmative defense" means that unless the state's evidence raises the issue involving the alleged defense, the defendant, to raise the issue, shall present some credible evidence on that issue. (2) If the issue involved in an affirmative defense is raised, then the guilt of the defendant must be established beyond a reasonable doubt as to that issue as well as all other elements of the offense.
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