In Weld County, if you intentionally and with deliberation cause the death of another person, you will be charged with 1st Degree Homicide / Murder. A Colorado man was recently arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder, evidence tampering, domestic violence and violation of a protection order. The suspicion is that he murdered his girlfriend, who had a protection order against him after an earlier Domestic Violence issue. He apparently confessed to his mother that he stabbed his girlfriend, and his family members told police that he was involved in her disappearance. If you are accused of murder, like this man, you need an experienced criminal defense lawyer to fight for you.
In Greeley, Colorado What is the Definition of 1st Degree Murder or Homicide?
In Greeley, Colorado, the legal definition of Murder in the 1st Degree, is located at C.R.S. 18-3-102:
A person commits the crime of murder in the first degree if:
(b) Acting either alone or with one or more persons, he or she commits or attempts to commit arson, robbery, burglary, kidnapping, sexual assault as prohibited by section 18-3-402, sexual assault in the first or second degree as prohibited by section 18-3-402 or 18-3-403, as those sections existed prior to July 1, 2000, or a class 3 felony for sexual assault on a child as provided in section 18-3-405 (2), or the crime of escape as provided in section 18-8-208, and, in the course of or in furtherance of the crime that he or she is committing or attempting to commit, or of immediate flight therefrom, the death of a person, other than one of the participants, is caused by anyone; or
(c) By perjury or subornation of perjury he procures the conviction and execution of any innocent person; or
(d) Under circumstances evidencing an attitude of universal malice manifesting extreme indifference to the value of human life generally, he knowingly engages in conduct which creates a grave risk of death to a person, or persons, other than himself, and thereby causes the death of another; or
(e) He or she commits unlawful distribution, dispensation, or sale of a controlled substance to a person under the age of eighteen years on school grounds as provided in section 18-18-407 (2), and the death of such person is caused by the use of such controlled substance; or
(f) The person knowingly causes the death of a child who has not yet attained twelve years of age and the person committing the offense is one in a position of trust with respect to the victim.
Murder and Homicide are serious felony criminal offenses in Weld County. ,It is important to know the charges against you and have an experienced criminal defensed attorney at your side, fighting your charges. You can find out more about them here.
What is the Sentence and Penalty of First-Degree Murder in Weld County?
The sentence and penalty for murder in the first degree in Weld County is life imprisonment in the Colorado Department of Corrections. With a very serious penalty like this, you need a criminal lawyer who can get the best possible outcome for you and your future. We you are innocent, you need the best defense attorney at your side.
What is the Definition of “homicide,” “person,” “deliberation,” and “position of trust” in Greeley, Colorado?
In Greeley, Colorado, section C.R.S. 18-3-101 provides definitions for some of the terms in Colorado’s 1st Murder statute. 18-3-101 C.R.S. provides:
As used in this part 1, unless the context otherwise requires:
- (1) “Homicide” means the killing of a person by another.
- (2) “Person”, when referring to the victim of a homicide, means a human being who had been born and was alive at the time of the homicidal act.
- (2.5) One in a “position of trust” includes, but is not limited to, any person who is a parent or acting in the place of a parent and charged with any of a parent’s rights, duties, or responsibilities concerning a child, including a guardian or someone otherwise responsible for the general supervision of a child’s welfare, or a person who is charged with any duty or responsibility for the health, education, welfare, or supervision of a child, including foster care, child care, family care, or institutional care, either independently or through another, no matter how brief, at the time of an unlawful act.
- (3) The term “after deliberation” means not only intentionally but also that the decision to commit the act has been made after the exercise of reflection and judgment concerning the act. An act committed after deliberation is never one that has been committed in a hasty or impulsive manner.
If you or someone you love has been charged with 1st Degree Murder, be smart, exercise your right to remain silent and contact the best criminal defense lawyers from the O’Malley Law Office at 970-616-6009 immediately. Together, we can protect your future.
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