Criminal Defense Attorney in Highlands Ranch, Colorado
What are common felonies charged in Colorado?
What are common felonies charged in Colorado?
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so probably one of the the more common
felonies we see is uh what’s called
seconddegree assault That is a class 4
felony And within that title of crime
there’s multiple different types For
instance you could have the intent to
cause bodily injury causing serious
bodily injury It could be causing
violently striking a police officer It
could be a strangulation of another
person could be knowingly or recklessly
causing bodily serious bodily injury to
a person And serious bodily injury is
defined in Colorado as broken bones
thirdderee assaults or any injury that
uh carries with it a risk of death
serious disfigurement things along those
lines Other potential felonies could be
menacing That’s where you use a deadly
weapon to put somebody in fear for their
life Colorado also has what’s called
drug felonies which can range from just
possession of narcotics for personal use
all the way up to possession of
narcotics for distribution things along
those lines Those go from a DF4 drug
felony for up to a DF1 uh with again
wide ranging possible penalties on that
theft The level of felony is going to be
determined by the amount of the property
that was stolen So it can range from an
F6 up to an F3 Just depends on the value
or the type of thing stolen
Colorado Springs, CO criminal defense attorney Matt Chaput talks about common felonies charged in Colorado.
