Assault & Battery Flashcards
First Degree Assault
- intentionally causing serious bodily injury to another person (SBI) by means of physical force, often with a deadly weapon
Second Degree Assault
-recklessly causing serious bodily injury (SBI) to another person or if they attempt to prevent police from conducting a lawful act.
Third Degree Assault (C.R.S)
-If you knowingly, recklessly, or with criminal negligence, inflict bodily injury on another person with a deadly weapon
Key Factors to First Degree Assault?
-The severity of the injury (Extreme)
-If a deadly weapon is involved
-Intentionally
Key factors to Second Degree Assault?
-The severity of the Injury (Medium)
-No deadly weapon
-Knowingly
-Recklessly
-Intent to subject an officer to bodily fluids while in a detention facility
-intent to prevent a Police from performing lawful duty
Key Factors for Third Degree Assault
-Criminal Negligence
-Recklessly
-Knowingly
-The severity of the injury (Mild)
-A deadly weapon
-Intent to subject an officer to bodily fluid
-Charged municipality as Battery
18-3-202 Provides?
First Degree Assault
18-3-203 Provides?
Second Degree Assault
18-3-204 Provides?
Third Degree Assault
Battery
-If you knowingly, recklessly, or with criminal negligence, inflict bodily injury on another person without a deadly weapon
6-2-4 Provides?
Municipal Assault
6-2-5 Provides?
Municipal Battery
Municipal Assault
It shall be unlawful for any person to commit assault. A person commits assault if, by any threat or physical action, he knowingly places or attempts to place another person in fear of imminent bodily injury.
Municipal Battery
It shall be unlawful for any person to commit battery. A person commits battery if he knowingly or recklessly causes bodily injury to another person.
