Colorado legal term
Testimony in Colorado Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Colorado legislative session
In Colorado criminal law, “Testimony” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the Colorado criminal code.
What does “Testimony” mean in Colorado criminal law?
"Testimony" includes oral or written statements, documents, or any other evidence that may be offered by or through a witness in an official proceeding. (C.R.S. § 18-8-601)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Bribe-receiving by a witness
- Bribing a witness or victim
- Compulsory insurance
- False imprisonment
- Imposition of sentence in class 1 felonies
- Imposition of sentence in class 1 felonies for crimes committed on or after July 1, 1995, and prior to July 12, 2002
- Imposition of sentences in class 1 felonies for crimes committed on or after July 1, 1988, and prior to September 20, 1991
- Intimidating a witness or victim
- Tampering with a witness or victim
- Treason
- Murder in the first degree
Related terms in the same statutes
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