Although Colorado’s second-highest court has issued multiple decisions in recent months upholding a revised definition of “reasonable doubt” from three years ago, an appellate judge became the first ...

Another member of Colorado's second-highest court registered his concern on Thursday that a portion of the recently revised "reasonable doubt" definition improperly lowers the prosecution's burden to ...

The Colorado Supreme Court announced on Tuesday that it will decide whether the definition of “reasonable doubt” adopted in a 2023 revision to the template jury instructions violates the ...

Reasonable doubt is the highest standard of proof used in criminal cases, demanding more than a mere probability or likelihood of guilt. It requires an abiding conviction to a moral certainty, leaving ...