In a widely publicized trial, Bill Cosby was found guilty of Sexual Assault in his retrial. According to the report, multiple victims came forward to testify that Mr. Cosby had drugged and raped them. Even though the trial only named one victim, those who had claimed to be victims were allowed to testify to show a pattern of behavior. Seems unfair, seeing as he had not been convicted of any other assaults with these alleged victims, but it was allowed in to prejudice the jury. If the trail had occurred in Greeley or Weld County, the Sexual Assault conviction would carry a potential indeterminate sentence to the DOC.
Weld County Sex Assault Lawyer: Definition of Sexual Assault in Morgan and Logan County
The Weld, Morgan, and Logan County, Colorado law definition of Sexual Assault as it relates to drugging the victim – C.R.S. 18-3-402(1)(h) – is:
(h) The victim is physically helpless and the actor knows the victim is physically helpless and the victim has not consented.
Giving a victim drugs that causes them to be physically helpless, is charged as a serious felony.
Sentence for Sexual Assault – Drugs / Physically Helpless Victim in Greeley and Lochbouie
In Greeley, Johnstown, and Lochbouie, Sexual Assault related to a physically helpless victim due to drugs is charged as follows:
(d) The actor has substantially impaired the victim’s power to appraise or control the victim’s conduct by employing, without the victim’s consent, any drug, intoxicant, or other means for the purpose of causing submission.
As a class 3 felony, this subsection of Sexual Assault is punishable by 4 years to life in the Colorado Department of Corrections.
If you or someone you love has been charged with Sexual 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 immediately. Together, we can protect your future.
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