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What are common misdemeanors charged in Colorado?
What are common misdemeanors charged in Colorado?
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so misdemeanors are a class of crimes
that are not as low as traffic cases and
not as high as felony cases Uh
misdemeanor charges that we commonly see
in Colorado we see assault We see theft
of certain amounts So theft cases are
set based on the amount of theft alleged
to have been committed We see harassment
Harassment can be physically shoving
someone or pushing someone Harassment
can also be calling someone racial slurs
It can also be calling someone on the
telephone over and over or texting over
and over We see other charges such as
obstruction Now obstruction can be a
felony but we can also see it as a
misdemeanor where if you’re refusing to
give your name to law enforcement you
can be charged with obstructing justice
which is a misdemeanor But the most
common ones we generally see are assault
which is causing someone physical harm
but it doesn’t rise to the level of a
felony assault which would be causing
actual potentially permanent damage but
causing injury to someone will result in
you being charged with a misdemeanor
assault And with those you could be
facing up to a year in jail Another type
of misdemeanor charge is what’s called a
drug misdemeanor Now drug misdemeanor
carry with it different penalties
sometimes than regular misdemeanor They
may be more or less than a normal
misdemeanor charge but these are
specific misdemeanors that deal with
specific drug types So if you’re looking
at possession of an illegal drug so it
could be something like heroin or
something like a a large amount of
marijuana or a large amount of mushrooms
um or a large amount of any classified
substance could be considered a drug
misdemeanor depending on the type of
drug and depending on the amount of the
drugs the person has
Colorado Springs, CO criminal defense attorney Alexis Austin Litle talks about common misdemeanor charges in Colorado.
