Defense of Others

Right Law Group's guide explains: "Facing assault charges in Colorado can be a daunting experience. The legal complexities and potential penalties involved can be overwhelming."

Right Law Group's guide explains: "The state of Colorado takes domestic violence cases very seriously, and even the most minor disputes often result in charges that may leave a lifelong impact on someone."

Right Law Group's guide explains: "” Your mind races, thinking this must be some mistake. But as officers put you in handcuffs and recite your Miranda rights, reality sets in – you’ve been arrested for attempted murder."

Zoe explains: "There's a couple defenses you can use in a domestic violence case. The first is going to be self-defense. So, you can argue that you're acting in defense of yourself. However, that requires that there has to be an imminent danger and that the use of force you use has to be reasonable based on that imminent danger. You can also use defense of others. So, that means that someone else was in imminent danger and you used a reasonable amount of force to defend that other person. And then the last one is choice of evils, which just means that there was a situation or another harm that could have occurred, whether that's another crime or something else, and you acted in this incident as to avoid that other result, which could have been worse than the result that you had caused."

Zoe explains: "You can also use defense of others. So, that means that someone else was in imminent danger and you used a reasonable amount of force to defend that other person."