{"data":{"id":"us-co/c.r.s.-16-8-104.5","jurisdiction":"us-co","citation":"C.R.S. § 16-8-104.5","heading":"Single trial of issues.","body":"(1) The issues raised by the plea of not guilty by reason of insanity must be treated as an affirmative defense and must be tried at the same proceeding and before the same trier of fact as the charges to which not guilty by reason of insanity is offered as a defense.\n\n(2) This section applies to offenses committed on or after July 1, 1995.","path":["Title 16 - CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS","Article 8 - Insanity - Release","Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"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":"8a108f554f5384c582fc461776742620246d0e91c9338dccd7dd49e55291fbf3","source_id":"us-co","stale":false,"prev":"us-co/c.r.s.-16-8-104","next":"us-co/c.r.s.-16-8-105"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}