Often times, in Greeley and Weld County Robbery cases, our clients are motivated by desperate situations and have no intention of hurting anyone. That definitely seems to be the case for the man who recently attempted to rob a convenience store. According to the store clerk, the man entered the store around 1 a.m., pulled out a knife, and demanded money. The clerk did not give him anything and told him to leave. The man, accepting defeat, apologized and left the store. He will still most likely be facing Attempted Aggravated Robbery charges.
Weld County Attempted Aggravated Robbery Lawyer: What is the Definition of Aggravated Robbery?
In order to understand the Aggravated Robbery statute, you must know the definition of Robbery. Robbery – C.R.S. 18-4-301, in Weld, Morgan, and Logan County, is taking something of value from another using threats, force, or intimidation. Aggravated Robbery – C.R.S. 18-4-302 – expands on that definition to include committing a Robbery while:
- Armed with a deadly weapon with the intent to kill or wound the victim should they resist;
- Wounding or striking the victim with a deadly weapon, or using the deadly weapon to put the victim in reasonable fear of death or bodily injury;
- Having an accomplice who is armed with a deadly weapon who would kill or wound the victim if they resisted or puts the victim in fear of serious bodily injury or death; or
- Armed with an article that leads the victim to believe it is a deadly weapon or verbally representing that he is armed with a deadly weapon.
Based on the information provided in the story, the man would most likely be facing the Aggravated Robbery charges for part (b) – using the knife to put the victim in fear of serious bodily injury or death. Obviously, it did not work, which is why he would probably be facing Attempted Aggravated Robbery – taking a substantial step toward committing the crime.
Sentence for Attempted Aggravated Robbery in Greeley or Sterling
Aggravated Robbery is class 3 felony in Greeley, Fort Morgan, and Sterling with two sentencing aggravators: extraordinary risk and crime of violence – carrying a mandatory prison sentence. The Attempt label would make it a class 4 felony, so the man would be facing 5 to 16 years in the Colorado Department of Corrections.