In Fort Collins, Larimer County and across Colorado, there are many different actions that can be charged as Second Degree Assault. These actions include:
- With intent to cause bodily injury to someone, causing bodily injury with a deadly weapon;
- Causing bodily injury to a peace officer, firefighter, or EMS provider;
- Causing serious bodily to a peace officer, firefighter, or EMS provider;
- Recklessly causing serious bodily injury with a deadly weapon;
- Applying physical force to a peace officer, firefighter, EMS provider, judge, court personnel, or detention facility staff while in custody or confined;
- While in custody or confined, causing a member of staff with the detention facility to come into contact with blood, semen, urine, mucus, vomit or other hazardous material with the intent to injure or harm the staff member;
- With intent to cause bodily injury, causing serious bodily;
- Causing a peace officer, firefighter, or EMS provider to come into contact with blood, semen, urine, mucus, vomit or other hazardous material with the intent to injure or harm;
- Choking or strangling another.
The final reason that a person can be charged with Assault in the Second Degree is by drugging someone. Let’s take a closer look at this particular subsection.
Larimer County Assault in the Second Degree Lawyer: Definition of Second Degree Assault for Drugging Someone in Colorado
The Larimer County, Colorado law definition of Assault in the Second Degree for Drugging – C.R.S. 18-3-203(1)(e) – is:
(e) For a purpose other than lawful medical or therapeutic treatment, he intentionally causes stupor, unconsciousness, or other physical or mental impairment or injury to another person by administering to him, without his consent, a drug, substance, or preparation capable of producing the intended harm
This subsection is often charged with another crime. It’s not very often someone is just charged for drugging another without there being reason for the drugging. For example, this could be charged along with Sexual Assault if the person was accused of slipping a roofie into someone’s drink and then having sexual contact with that person while they are under the influence. It could also be charged if someone uses chloroform to render someone unconscious so they can Kidnap them. While these are the more extreme examples, anytime someone drugs another without their consent, Second Degree Assault is charged.
Sentence for Drugging Someone in Loveland and Estes Park
In Fort Collins, Loveland, and Estes Park, Second Degree Assault can range from a class 6 felony to a class 3 felony depending on the subsection charged and the circumstances surrounding the assault. When it comes to drugging someone, Assault in the Second Degree is a class 4 felony. There are however certain situations where the drugging subsection can be charged as a class 3 felony.
If you or someone you love has been charged with 2nd Degree Assault, 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 a free initial consultation. We also practice in Greeley and Weld County. Click HERE to visit our Weld County website. Together, we can protect your future.
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