Deadly Weapon

Right Law Group's guide explains: "18-4-202. First degree burglary. Colorado Statute CRS 18-4-202, known as first-degree burglary, is a Class 3 felony offense punishable by up to 12 years in prison and/or up to $750,000 in fines."

Alexis explains: "Another example of seconddegree assault would be using a deadly weapon and causing bodily injury to somebody. So if you and Colorado allows for quite a wide range of things to be considered deadly weapons. For instance, a pipe, something that we wouldn't necessarily think as a deadly weapon could be a deadly weapon. Obviously, there's knives, pistols, things along those lines. So if it's using a deadly weapon to in a resulting in a bodily injury, then you you are potentially going to be facing a crime of seconddegree assault."

Right Law Group's guide explains: "It is not unusual for people to get into fights at some point in their lives. Those fights may occur as children on a playground, and the repercussions may be little more than a time-out or grounding."

Right Law Group's guide explains: "In Colorado, various actions fall under the broad category of “assault,” ranging from unwanted physical contact to severe offenses such as first-degree assault, second-degree assault,, and vehicular assault."

Alexis explains: "Colorado allows for quite a wide range of things to be considered deadly weapons. For instance, a pipe, something that we wouldn't necessarily think as a deadly weapon could be a deadly weapon."

Right Law Group's guide explains: "Many people have made joking or hyperbolic statements about wanting to hurt someone else. Usually, everyone present knows it’s a joke, and the situation ends there."

Right Law Group's guide explains: "In Colorado, the terms “assault” and “battery” are not interchangeable. In fact, Colorado doesn’t have a specific battery charge."

Alexis explains: "It can involve strangulation. It can involve striking a peace officer. It can involve causing serious bodily injury to another. It can involve using a deadly weapon to injure somebody."

Right Law Group's guide explains: "Being charged with assault in Littleton can carry serious criminal consequences. Depending on the facts of the case, prosecutors may pursue misdemeanor or felony assault charges under Colorado law."

Alexis explains: "Secondary assault is kind of a broad term used and then broken up into certain subsections in Colorado. It's a class 4 felony generally carrying with it between two and six years in the Department of Corrections followed by a period of mandatory parole if you are sentenced to DOC. It can involve strangulation. It can involve striking a peace officer. It can involve causing serious bodily injury to another. It can involve using a deadly weapon to injure somebody. So there's quite a few different ways that that's broken up in Colorado and can be any number of different oper options."

Right Law Group's guide explains: "If you or a loved one have been accused of assault in Colorado, you need a nuanced understanding of the various charges classified under state law in order to mount the strongest legal defense."

Right Law Group's guide explains: "Though it can happen in the blink of an eye, the consequences of committing a crime with a deadly weapon can last a lifetime."