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Fort Collins Conspiracy to Commit a Crime Attorney

Have you been charged with Conspiracy to Commit a Crime? Read more about your charges and how an experienced lawyer can help defend and protect your future.
Along with Complicity and Accessory to a Crime, Conspiracy to Commit a Crime is another allegation Larimer County District Attorneys charge people with when they played a part in a criminal act. By helping plan a criminal act, you are essentially seen as committing the crime, whether you were actually there or not. If two people decide to shoplift an item from a store, and one person creates a distraction while the other actually takes the item, the distractor will be charged with Conspiracy to Commit Theft.

Larimer County Conspiracy to Commit a Crime Lawyer: What is the Definition of Conspiracy?

Colorado law defines C.R.S. 18-2-201 – Conspiracy to Commit a Crime – as:

A person commits conspiracy to commit a crime if, with the intent to promote or facilitate its commission, he agrees with another person or persons that they, or one or more of them, will engage in conduct which constitutes a crime or an attempt to commit a crime, or he agrees to aid the other person or persons in the planning or commission of a crime or of an attempt to commit such crime.

Basically, by agreeing to help plan or help commit a crime, you can be charged with Conspiracy in Larimer, Boulder, and Grand County. Some other elements of Conspiracy are:

Right Arrow FoCoA person cannot be charged with Conspiracy unless an act has been committed by the person or his conspirator.
Right Arrow FoCoIf Person X conspires to commit a crime with Person Y and Person Y has conspired with Person Z to commit the same crime, Person X is guilty of conspiring with Person Z, even if Person X doesn’t know Person Z.
Right Arrow FoCoIf a person conspires to commit many crimes, it will only be charged as one Conspiracy if the crimes occur in one criminal episode.
Right Arrow FoCoIf a person conspired to commit a crime, and the crime is considered a crime of violence, then the Conspiracy is punishable as a violent crime.

Why You Need an Attorney for Your Conspiracy Charges in Fort Collins

In the eyes of the law, planning or helping with a crime is just as bad as actually committing the crime in Fort Collins, Loveland and Estes Park. For example, if you call to find out someone’s location so your friend can go Assault that person, you will be charged and punished just as harshly as if you actually landed the punches. Even if the crime was never committed and plans were foiled prior to the commission of the crime, the punishment is still harsh. This is because judges and district attorneys want to make a point and worry a worse crime may be committed later if they don’t punish the person now. It doesn’t matter if you only played a very small role; you will be charged just as severely as your coconspirators.

As experienced criminal defense lawyers, we fight tirelessly for you. We understand good people make mistakes, but that is no reason to lose hope. At your free consultation we can give you that hope back, and reassure you about the process and the work we will do to help you. You don’t need to face this alone and just take whatever deal the Larimer County District Attorney offers you. Let us be your voice and your advocate.

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If you are facing charges of conspiracy to commit a crime, you need someone who will fight for you. Call us today at the O’Malley Law Office at (970) 658-0007 to schedule a free consultation. Together, we can protect your future.