Constitution · Colorado

Colo. Const. art. II, § 18

Constitution
Constitution of Colorado
Text as of
October 2026

What does this section say?

Crimes - evidence against one's self - jeopardy. No person shall be compelled to testify against himself in a criminal case nor shall any person be twice put in jeopardy for the same offense. If the jury disagree, or if the judgment be arrested after the verdict, or if the judgment be reversed for error in law, the accused shall not be deemed to have been in jeopardy.

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