Posted By: Jacob Martinez
Category: Assault | Assault of the 2nd Degree
Assault is a crime that can occur quickly – before you may have time to really register what is going on. But it’s also a crime that can change your life just as quickly as it occurred, following you around … Continue reading
Posted By: Jacob Martinez
Category: Assault
When people think of assault, they often think of bar fights or muggings, but the truth is that many different scenarios can be defined as assault under the law. A recent story out of Colorado Springs highlights this fact. A … Continue reading
Tagged Assault in the First Degree |Posted By: Jacob Martinez
Category: Assault
Sometimes a disagreement can go way off the rails and become physical between people. In these cases, dissenters may be charged with assault in Colorado. Whether or not they’re charged depends on the circumstances of the specific case. Assault is … Continue reading
Tagged assault |Posted By: Jacob Martinez
Category: Assault
The year 2020 has been a long one already. Violence has all but dominated the news cycle in one way or another. It’s not just the news media covering negativity, though. According to Denver’s most recent crime report, assault is … Continue reading
Posted By: Jacob Martinez
Category: Assault
A Morgan County man is currently in police custody facing first-degree assault charges for allegedly assaulting a 76-year-old man. The Morgan County Sheriff’s Office responded to a medical emergency on February 14, but at the scene, officers quickly realized that … Continue reading
Tagged assault |Posted By: Jacob Martinez
Category: Assault
Every day, there are many instances of assaults taking place across our state. Some of these assaults are more serious than others, and the law has been formulated with this in mind. Commit a more serious assault and you will … Continue reading
Posted By: Jacob Martinez
Category: Assault | Hate Crimes
We can all admit that tensions in our country are high right now. No matter who you voted for or what you look like, it’s hard to turn a blind eye to the rising levels of violence through both large-scale … Continue reading
Posted By: Jacob Martinez
Category: Assault
The various “Stand Your Ground” statutes are some of the most controversial laws that exist in the United States. Different states call the different things, but they’re all fairly similar to the law made most famous during the Trayvon Martin … Continue reading
Tagged assault |Posted By: Jacob Martinez
Category: Assault | Juvenile Crimes
Traditionally, consequences for fighting in school were limited to a trip to the principal’s office and school-enforced punishments such as detention, suspension or – in the worst case – expulsion. However, violence is a growing problem in schools across the … Continue reading
Tagged assault |Posted By: Jacob Martinez
Category: Assault | Domestic Violence | Stalking
Domestic violence in Colorado is not an actual charge, but rather an “enhancement” to other, existing charges. Because of this, it is something that covers quite a bit of ground and can be attached to a number of different criminal … Continue reading
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