In Fort Collins and Larimer County, Robbery is charged when a person is accused of taking something of value from another person. A teen recently found himself listed as a victim of a Robbery case when he and his friends were playing a game of ding dong ditch. According to the report, a group of teens were running around a neighborhood, running up to homes and ringing doorbells then running away. Apparently, one homeowner was not a fan of this game, as he started chasing down the teens. One of them fell behind from the group and was caught by the man, who ordered him to get on his knees. Another man arrived with a gun and told the teen to give him his ID. When the teen said he didn’t have his ID, the men made him hand over his phone and then they drove off. Both men were later arrested and charged with Aggravated Robbery.
Larimer County Robbery Attorney: Definition of Robbery in Colorado
The Larimer County, Colorado law definition of Robbery – C.R.S. 18-4-301 – is:
As a class 4 felony, Robbery is punishable by 2 to 6 years in the Colorado Department of Corrections.
Aggravated Robbery After Ding Dong Ditch in Loveland and Estes Park
In Fort Collins, Loveland, and Estes Park, Aggravated Robbery – C.R.S. 18-4-302 – is defined as:
(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.
So, like in the case above, when a gun is involved in the Robbery (taking the phone from the teen), then it is upcharged to Aggravated Robbery, charged under subsection (a). The first man who approached the teen would likely be charged under subsection (c) – he didn’t posses the gun, but had an armed co-defendant in the Robbery. As a class 3 felony extraordinary risk crime, Aggravated Robbery is subject to an extended sentence to prison.
If you or someone you love has been charged with Robbery or Aggravated Robbery, be smart, exercise your right to remain silent, and contact the experienced criminal defense attorneys from the O’Malley Law Office at 970-658-0007 to schedule a free initial consultation. Together, we can protect your future.
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