Domestic Violence is not a criminal charge, but a sentence enhancer added to any crime in Fort Collins, Loveland and Estes Park. It is added when the victim and accused are in (or have been in) an intimate relationship. A wife is facing Domestic Violence Assault charges after getting very angry at her husband for forgetting an important date. According to the news, the woman began to hit her husband repeatedly on his head and face after he admitted that he forgot about their wedding anniversary. The husband recorded the encounter on his cell phone, which he later provided to police. The wife was arrested and charged with Assault as an act of Domestic Violence.
Fort Collins 3rd Degree Assault Attorney: Definition of Anniversary Third Degree Assault in Boulder County
The Larimer and Boulder County, Colorado law definition of Assault in the Third Degree – C.R.S. 18-3-204 – is:
(a) The person knowingly or recklessly causes bodily injury to another person or with criminal negligence the person causes bodily injury to another person by means of a deadly weapon; or
(b) The person, with intent to harass, annoy, threaten, or alarm another person whom the actor knows or reasonably should know to be a peace officer, a firefighter, an emergency medical care provider, or an emergency medical service provider, causes the other person to come into contact with blood, seminal fluid, urine, feces, saliva, mucus, vomit, or toxic, caustic, or hazardous material by any means, including throwing, tossing, or expelling the fluid or material.
Because the woman is accused of knowingly causing bodily injury to her husband, she is charged with this crime.
Sentence for Assault in the Third Degree in Fort Collins and Larimer County
As a class 1 misdemeanor extraordinary risk crime, Third Degree Assault is punishable by 6 to 24 months in the Larimer County Jail and up to $5,000 in fines. Because it would be a Domestic Violence crime, the woman would also be subject to a mandatory protection order and completing Domestic Violence treatment.
If you or someone you love has been charged with Third Degree Assault or another Domestic Violence crime, be smart, exercise your right to remain silent, and contact the best criminal defense attorneys from the O’Malley Law Office at 970-658-0007 to schedule your free consultation. Together, we can protect your future.
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