Robbery defense in Denver County, Colorado

Yes. Aggravated robbery under C.R.S. 18-4-302 is a class 3 felony and a listed crime of violence under C.R.S. 18-1.3-406. That means a conviction carries mandatory Department of Corrections time, with the sentence set from the midpoint of the presumptive range up to twice the maximum, and no probation or suspension. The class 3 presumptive range is four to twelve years, and the crime-of-violence and extraordinary-risk rules push the working range higher. Mandatory parole after a class 3 felony is three years, not five. Older summaries citing a flat four-to-sixteen-year term with five years of parole do not reflect the current parole period.

In Denver County, Robbery charges are handled through the Denver County Court & District Court, part of the 2nd Judicial District. Misdemeanor-level matters are heard on the county-court side and felony-level matters on the district-court side of the same courthouse.

Robbery charges in Denver County are prosecuted by the 2nd Judicial District Attorney's Office, the elected District Attorney for the 2nd Judicial District.

Denver County falls within the 2nd Judicial District, and Robbery cases there are heard in the Denver County Court & District Court.

Robbery under C.R.S. 18-4-301 is a class 4 felony. Under the current sentencing scheme in C.R.S. 18-1.3-401, a class 4 felony carries a presumptive two to six years in the Department of Corrections, three years of mandatory parole, and a fine of $2,000 to $500,000. Robbery involves taking something of value from a person or their presence by force, threats, or intimidation. Aggravated robbery is a separate, more serious class 3 felony. Sentencing can move above the presumptive range if a crime-of-violence finding attaches, and can move toward probation in mitigated cases that do not carry a mandatory-prison trigger.