Colorado · Colorado Revised Statutes — Title 18, Criminal Code

C.R.S. Title 18 § 18-3-202: Assault in the first degree

Felony

What this law says, in plain English

Assault in the first degree is committed by intentionally causing serious bodily injury with a deadly weapon, causing permanent disfigurement or organ damage, or creating grave risk of death through extreme indifference to human life, including threats against peace officers, judges, or detention facility staff.

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