Colorado Self-Defense Attorney
Colorado Self-Defense Laws
You can still be charged with murder of some form or assault if you are defending yourself. Simply because you are charged, does not mean that you are guilty. Self-defense is an affirmative defense, which means that if a jury accepts this defense you can be cleared of any wrongdoing.
Under Colorado state law, you may ask the judge to provide the jury with a self-defense instruction if there is any reasonable view of the evidence that you were defending yourself or a third person from the immediate use of deadly physical force. It is called a “justification” instruction in as much as it justifies the use of deadly force.
A person may use deadly force to defend themselves or another under the following circumstances:
- Where they reasonably believe that the other person is using or is about to use deadly force.
- Where they are unable to retreat safely in the face of such force. In such a situation, the use of deadly force is considered reasonable and will therefore be considered justified.
By retaining Ryan W. Brackley, a defendant charged can maximize the chances
that:
- Ryan Brackley will use the most experienced investigators and experts to look into the case to get ahead of the police and prosecutors, whether there has already been an arrest or an investigation is on-going.
- He or she will be released from custody on the lowest possible amount of bail or on his or her own recognizance;
- He or she may be able to prevail on a motion to dismiss the indictment (if the indictment is defective);
- He or she may be able to suppress any evidence illegally seized by investigators (if the evidence was obtained in violation of the defendant’s rights);
- He or she will be able to prevail at trial;
- He or she will be able to obtain the best plea bargain possible should there be compelling
evidence of the defendant’s guilt; and - He or she will be able to receive a non-prison sentence, or one which results in the lowest amount of prison time possible.
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