Robbery defense in Jefferson 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.

Robbery cases in Jefferson County are handled by the Jefferson County Combined Court, which sits in the 1st Judicial District. As a combined court, it hears both county-court and district-court matters.

Robbery charges in Jefferson County are prosecuted by the 1st Judicial District Attorney's Office, the elected District Attorney for the 1st Judicial District.

Jefferson County falls within the 1st Judicial District, and Robbery cases there are heard in the Jefferson County Combined 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.