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Striking a Peace Officer

One way second-degree assault can be committed in Colorado.

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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.
Alexis Austin Litle · What Is Second-Degree Assault in Colorado? Strangulation, Weapons & MoreWatch clip ↗
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.
Alexis Austin Litle · What Is Second-Degree Assault in Colorado? Strangulation, Weapons & MoreWatch clip ↗

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It can involve strangulation.

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."

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Secondary assault is kind of a broad term used and then broken up into certain subsections in Colorado.

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."

Answered by Alexis Austin Litle · Watch clip

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