Are you facing an Aggravated Robbery charge in Weld County? If so, you will need to contact a top Greeley criminal defense lawyer as soon as possible. Taking an object of value from another person in their presence by using or threatening to use a deadly weapon is charged as Aggravated Robbery. If the defendant took the item of value by using force, threats, or intimidation, but did not use a deadly weapon, they will instead be charged with Robbery. Below, our top lawyers discuss these criminal charges and why it is vital to hire the best Weld County criminal defense attorney to represent you. If you are facing Aggravated Robbery charges in Fort Collins or Larimer County, get help here.
Colorado Legal Definition of Aggravated Robbery, C.R.S. 18-4-302
The legal definition in Colorado of Aggravated Robbery, C.R.S. 18-4-302, is defined as:
(1) A person who commits robbery is guilty of aggravated robbery if during the act of robbery or immediate flight therefrom:
(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.
What is the Difference Between Robbery, C.R.S. 18-4-301, and Aggravated Robbery in Greeley and Windsor, Colorado?
In Greeley, and Windsor, Colorado, the simple difference between Robbery, C.R.S. 18-4-301, and Aggravated Robbery is that Aggravated Robbery is charged when a person commits Robbery by using or threatening to use a deadly weapon. The legal definition of Robbery is:
A person who knowingly takes anything of value from the person or presence of another by the use of force, threats, or intimidation commits robbery.
In other words, no deadly weapon is involved with simple Robbery, whereas Aggravated Robbery always involves the use or threat of a deadly weapon. Whether you are facing Robbery or Aggravated Robbery charges, it is important that you have a top criminal defense attorney who will fight for your future.
Colorado Prison Time + Other Penalties in Weld County for Aggravated Robbery
Aggravated Robbery is a class 3 felony with extraordinary risk and crime of violence designations in Weld County. Conviction of this offense includes penalties of 8 to 32 years in a Colorado State Prison, fines of $3,000 to $750,000, and 5 years of mandatory parole after release from prison. Because of this crime’s extraordinary risk and crime of violence designations, both the Colorado prison sentence and mandatory parole are longer than the sentence for a class 3 felony normally would be. A class 3 felony is normally punishable by 4 – 12 years in prison and 3 years of mandatory parole upon release. Learn more about extraordinary risk crimes here.
If you or someone you love has been charged with Aggravated Robbery, be smart, and exercise your right to remain silent. Never forget that the Greeley Police are not your friend – they are trying to build a case against you. Contact the best criminal defense attorneys from the O’Malley Law Office at 970-616-6009 so that we can represent you at the Weld County Courthouse. Together, we can protect your future.
The location for the Weld County Courthouse is 901 9th Avenue, Greeley, Colorado. We’ll see you there!
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