Third Degree Assault is charged in Greeley and Weld County when physical contact occurs and the victim claims to have felt pain. A 95-year-old grandmother was recently charged with this crime after slapping her 46-year-old granddaughter with her slipper. According to the report, the grandmother wanted her granddaughter to leave her house and she refused. As it often happens, the grandmother called the police for help and ended up being the one who got arrested. Her granddaughter claimed that she was slapping her and swearing at her, so the grandma gets a criminal charge.
Weld County 3rd Degree Assault Attorney: Definition of Assault in the Third Degree
The Weld, Morgan, and Logan County, Colorado law definition of Assault in the Third Degree – C.R.S. 18-3-204 – is:
(a) The person knowingly or recklessly causes bodily injury to another person or with criminal negligence the person causes bodily injury to another person by means of a deadly weapon; or
(b) The person, with intent to harass, annoy, threaten, or alarm another person whom the actor knows or reasonably should know to be a peace officer, a firefighter, an emergency medical care provider, or an emergency medical service provider, causes the other person to come into contact with blood, seminal fluid, urine, feces, saliva, mucus, vomit, or toxic, caustic, or hazardous material by any means, including throwing, tossing, or expelling the fluid or material.
In Colorado, any pain can be categorized as bodily injury. So, if the granddaughter said she felt pain when she was slapped, then Third Degree Assault can be charged. Slapping someone can also be charged as Harassment.
Sentence for Third Degree Assault in Erie and Evans
In Greeley, Erie, and Evans, Assault in the Third Degree is a class 1 misdemeanor extraordinary risk crime which means it has an extended sentencing range. It is punishable by 6 to 24 months in the Weld County Jail and up to $5,000 in fines.
If you or someone you love has been charged with 3rd Degree Assault, be smart, exercise your right to remain silent, and contact the best criminal defense attorneys from the O’Malley Law Office at 970-616-6009 to schedule a free consultation. Together, we can protect your future.
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