{"data":{"id":"us-co/c.r.s.-16-10-101","jurisdiction":"us-co","citation":"C.R.S. § 16-10-101","heading":"Jury trials - statement of policy.","body":"The right of a person who is accused of an offense other than a noncriminal traffic infraction or offense, civil infraction, or offense other than a municipal charter, municipal ordinance, or county ordinance violation as provided in section 16-10-109 (1), to have a trial by jury is inviolate and a matter of substantive due process of law as distinguished from one of \"practice and procedure\". The people also have the right to refuse to consent to a waiver of a trial or sentencing determination by jury in all cases in which the accused has the right to request a trial or sentencing determination by jury.","path":["Title 16 - CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS","Article 10 - Jury Trials","Part 1 - COMPOSITION AND SELECTION OF THE JURY"],"source_url":"https://olls.info/crs/crs2026-title-16.htm","current_through":"Colorado Revised Statutes 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:37:45Z","sha256":"3c5e4f4ba05cc3526d8f29572012a257d96eb98c6c8bb3e02dbcdcfc4af445f9","source_id":"us-co","stale":false,"prev":"us-co/c.r.s.-16-9-801","next":"us-co/c.r.s.-16-10-102"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}