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Second Degree Assault defense in Lone Tree, Colorado

Court: Douglas County Combined Court, Castle Rock. Prosecuted by the 23rd Judicial District Attorney's Office. 23rd Judicial District. Nearest Right Law Group office: Castle Rock.

About this charge

Knowingly or intentionally causing bodily injury, often with a deadly weapon.

About Lone Tree courts

Court: Douglas County Combined Court, Castle Rock. Prosecuted by the 23rd Judicial District Attorney's Office. 23rd Judicial District. Nearest Right Law Group office: Castle Rock.

What Right Law Group attorneys say

Assault in the second degree, there's a variety of different levels in that. For instance, assault can be with intent to cause bodily injury. You cause serious bodily injury. So, take the prior example of punching somebody in the face. You end up breaking a a nose. That's going to be a secondderee assault. That escalates from a class one misdemeanor to a class 4 felony. And uh potential DOC sentence on that is going to be the the max level uh penalty.
Alexis Austin Litle · Colorado Assault: Misdemeanor vs Felony | Attorney ExplainsWatch clip ↗
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.
Alexis Austin Litle · Colorado Assault: Misdemeanor vs Felony | Attorney ExplainsWatch clip ↗
That escalates from a class one misdemeanor to a class 4 felony. And uh potential DOC sentence on that is going to be the the max level uh penalty.
Alexis Austin Litle · Colorado Assault: Misdemeanor vs Felony | Attorney ExplainsWatch clip ↗
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.
Alexis Austin Litle · Colorado Assault: Misdemeanor vs Felony | Attorney ExplainsWatch clip ↗

Key legal concepts

Penalties

  • Class 2 Felony (Assault)up to 48 years · up to $1,000,000
  • Class 4 Felony (Assault)up to 6 years · up to $500,000
  • Class 4 Felony (Crime of Violence)5–16 years · $2,000–$500,000
  • Class 6 Felony (Heat of Passion)12–18 months · $1,000–$100,000
  • Felony Assault
  • Mandatory Parole
  • Probation
  • Protection order

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Frequently asked questions

Another example of seconddegree assault would be using a deadly weapon and causing bodily injury to somebody.

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."

Answered by Alexis Austin Litle · Watch clip
Assault in the second degree, there's a variety of different levels in that.

Alexis explains: "Assault in the second degree, there's a variety of different levels in that. For instance, assault can be with intent to cause bodily injury. You cause serious bodily injury. So, take the prior example of punching somebody in the face. You end up breaking a a nose. That's going to be a secondderee assault. That escalates from a class one misdemeanor to a class 4 felony. And uh potential DOC sentence on that is going to be the the max level uh penalty."

Answered by Alexis Austin Litle · Watch clip
How are Second Degree Assault cases handled in the Combined Court?

Second Degree Assault cases in Lone Tree are handled by the Douglas County Combined Court, which sits in the 23rd Judicial District. As a combined court, it hears both county-court and district-court matters.

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Who prosecutes Second Degree Assault charges?

Second Degree Assault charges in Lone Tree are prosecuted by the 23rd Judicial District Attorney's Office, the elected District Attorney for the 23rd Judicial District.

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What judicial district covers Second Degree Assault cases?

Lone Tree falls within the 23rd Judicial District, and Second Degree Assault cases there are heard in the Douglas County Combined Court.

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Are you facing an aggravated assault charge?

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."

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The three different degrees of assault under Colorado law

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."

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Colorado allows for quite a wide range of things to be considered deadly weapons.

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."

Answered by Alexis Austin Litle · Watch clip
That escalates from a class one misdemeanor to a class 4 felony.

Alexis explains: "That escalates from a class one misdemeanor to a class 4 felony. And uh potential DOC sentence on that is going to be the the max level uh penalty."

Answered by Alexis Austin Litle · Watch clip

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