Chapter 10

Question 1

What is assault at common law?

Answer 1

a threat to cause bodily injury

Question 2

What was battery?

Answer 2

actually causing bodily injury

Question 3

What is assault in colorado?

Answer 3

causing the physical injury

Question 4

What is menacing in colorado?

Answer 4

the threat to cause injury

Question 5

What is first degree assault?

Answer 5

“incomplete murder” serious bodily injury

Question 6

What class of felony is 1st degree assault? What about in the heat of passion?

Answer 6

3 and 5

Question 7

What is second degree assault?

Answer 7

requires bodily injury but not serious injury

Question 8

What class of felony are assaults?

Answer 8

most are class 4 felonies

Question 9

What is 3rd degree assault?

Answer 9

knowingly or recklessly causing bodily injury or with criminal negligence with a deadly weapon

Question 10

What does a 3rd degree assault get?

Answer 10

class 1 misdemeanor

Question 11

What is the punishment for 3rd degree assault?

Answer 11

6-18 months max 24 months

Question 12

What is vehicular assault?

Answer 12

person drives recklessly and causes serious bodily harm

Question 13

what class of felony is vehicular assault?

Answer 13

class 5 felony

Question 14

what class of felony is vehicular assault when intoxicated?

Answer 14

class 4 felony

Question 15

What is menacing?

Answer 15

common law crime of assault, by making a threat it puts someone in fear of being seriously harmed

Question 16

What class of felony is menacing?

Answer 16

class 5 felony

Question 17

What is reckless endangerment?

Answer 17

recklessly engaging in conduct that creates a substantial risk of serious bodily injury E.g. shooting crows in backyard

Question 18

What class if reckless endangerment?

Answer 18

class 3 misdemeanor

Question 19

How was kidnapping viewed historically?

Answer 19

kidnapping was considered only for royal families

Question 20

What is asportation?

Answer 20

moving one from one place to another

Question 21

What is first degree kidnapping?

Answer 21

use of force and seeking something of value for releasing the victim

Question 22

What happens if the person is released unharmed?

Answer 22

class 2 felony

Question 23

What happens if the person is released with serious injury?

Answer 23

class 1 death penalty

Question 24

What is second degree kidnapping?

Answer 24

requires knowing conduct and asportation

Question 25

What class of felony is second degree kidnapping?

Answer 25

class 4

Question 26

What is false imprisonment?

Answer 26

knowingly confines or detains another without their consent

Question 27

What will they be charged with in false imprisonment?

Answer 27

class 2 misdemeanor

Question 28

does false imprisonment apply to police?

Answer 28

no, only if they are acting in good faith

Question 29

What is enticement of a child?

Answer 29

persuade or entice a child under the age of 15 into a vehicle, room, building, etc

Question 30

What class of felony is enticement?

Answer 30

class 4 felony

Question 31

What is specific intent?

Answer 31

defendant intentionally commits an act and intended to cause a specific result when committing the act

Question 32

What is general intent?

Answer 32

the accused meant to do an act prohibited by the law but the result of that act is irrelevant

Question 33

Colorado statute regarding specific intent?

Answer 33

18-1-804 intoxication