Robbery is charged in Fort Collins and Larimer County when a person is accused of taking something of value from another. Denver police recently released the picture of a wanted suspect for an Aggravated Robbery. While very few details were provided, just the fact that they are referring to the incident as an Aggravated Robbery gives us a few clues about what may have occurred. The Robbery happened at a motel, but it is unknown whether a motel employee or a guest was the alleged victim. Let’s take a look at the Aggravated Robbery statute to see what makes a Robbery Aggravated?
Fort Collins Aggravated Robbery Attorney: Definition of Robbery Aggravated in Colorado
The Larimer County, Colorado law definition of Aggravated Robbery – C.R.S. 18-4-302 – is:
(a) He is armed with a deadly weapon with intent, if resisted, to kill, maim, or wound the person robbed or any other person; or
(b) He knowingly wounds or strikes the person robbed or any other person with a deadly
weapon or by the use of force, threats, or intimidation with a deadly weapon knowingly puts
the person robbed or any other person in reasonable fear of death or bodily injury; or
(c) He has present a confederate, aiding or abetting the perpetration of the robbery, armed with a deadly weapon, with the intent, either on the part of the defendant or confederate, if resistance is offered, to kill, maim, or wound the person robbed or any other person, or by the use of force, threats, or intimidation puts the person robbed or any other person in reasonable fear of death or bodily injury; or
(d) He possesses any article used or fashioned in a manner to lead any person who is present reasonably to believe it to be a deadly weapon or represents verbally or otherwise that he is then and there so armed.
Basically, if a deadly weapon is at all present during the Robbery, then Aggravated Robbery is charged. While Robbery is a class 4 felony, Robbery Aggravated is a class3 felony and is considered an extraordinary risk crime, so there is an extended maximum sentence to the Colorado Department of Corrections.
If you or someone you love has been charged with Robbery Aggravated or not, 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 initial consultation. Together, we can protect your future.
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