2024 COLORADO POST STUDY GUIDE | Questions with Co
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mplete solution | Graded A+
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Formalhrequirementhforhahvictimhtohfilehahcomplaint:h-
✔✔Attempthtohresolvehthehmatterhathahlocalhlevel
h
Sexualhassaulth-h✔✔(§18-3-
402)h//hanyhactorhwhohknowinglyhinflictshintrusionhorhpenetrationh(F4)hif:hthehactorhcauseshsubmissi
onhofhvictimhORhthehactorhknowshthehvictimhishincapablehofhappraisinghthehnaturehofhthehconduct,hO
Rhactorhknowshtherehisherroneoushsubmissionh(believinghtohbehtheirhspouse),hORhvictimhishunderh15h
andhactorhishathleasth4hyearsholderh(M1),hORhbetweenh15handh17handhactorhish10hyrsholder,hORhvictim
h ishphysicallyhhelplessh(F3)h//hF2haggravators:hactorhishassistedhbyhsomeonehelse,hvictimhsuffershSBI,
h involveshusehofhdeadlyhweaponh(orhverballyhrepresents)
Photographicharraysh-
✔✔IDhproceduresharehnothnecessaryhifhthehwitnesshknowshthehsuspecth(i.e.hmorehthanhahshorthtimehor
h
h merehacquaintances)
Labelheachhparthofhthehfollowinghstatute:h
16-3-504(2.2)(a)(II)(A)h-h✔✔16h-hTitle
3h-hArticle
504h-hSection
(2.2)h-hSubsection
(a)h-hParagraphs
(II)h-hSub-Paragraphs
(A)h-hSubhSub-Paragraphs
,Whatharehthehtwohtypeshofharrest?h-
✔✔CustodialhNon-Custodial
h
Anhemergencyhprotectivehorderhexpireshafterh ?h-h✔✔Threehjudicialhdays
§h18-1-402.hPresumptionhofhInnocenceh-h✔✔Everyhpersonhishpresumedhinnocenthuntilhprovedhguilty
§h18-1-403.hLegalhAssistancehandhSupportinghServicesh-
h ✔✔Allhindigenthpersonshwhoharehchargedhwithhorhheldhforhthehcommissionhofhahcrimeharehentitledht
ohlegalhrepresentationhandhsupportinghserviceshaththehstate'shexpense
Dunawayhv.hNewhYorkhsaidhwhat?h-h✔✔anhofficerhneedshPChforhanyharrest
§h18-1-404hPreliminaryhhearinghorhwaiver-dispositionalhhearingh-
✔✔Everyhpersonhaccusedhofhahclassh1,h2,horh3hfelonyhorhlevelh1horhlevelh2hdrughfelonyhhashthehrightht
h
ohdemandhandhreceivehahpreliminaryhhearinghwithinhahreasonablehtimehtohdeterminehwhetherhPChexi
sts
Onlyhthosehpersonshchargedhwithhahclassh4,h5,horh6hfelonyhthathrequireshmandatoryhsentencing,horhis
h chargedhwithhahcrimehofhviolencehorhsexualhoffense,hshallhhavehthehrighthtohdemandhandhreceivehahp
reliminaryhhearinghwithinhahreasonablehtimehtohdeterminehwhetherhPChexists
Howhmanyhjurorshonhahfelonyhtrial?h -h✔✔12
,Howhmanyhjurorshonhahmisdemeanorhtrial?h -h✔✔6
Howhlonghforhahspeedyhtrial?h-h✔✔180hdayshfromhthehdatehofhentryhofhahnothguiltyhplea
§h18-1-405
Whathpropertyhcrimehcanhyouhusehdeadlyhforcehtohdefendhagainst?h -h✔✔FirsthDegreehArson
§h18-1-407hAffirmativehDefenseh-
✔✔Meanshthathunlesshthehstate'shevidencehraiseshthehissuehinvolvinghthehallegedhdefense,hthehdefen
h
dant,htohraisehthehissue,hshallhpresenthsomehcrediblehevidencehonhthathissue
Ifhthehissuehinvolvedhinhanhaffirmativehdefensehishraised,hthenhthehguilthofhthehdefendanthmusthbe...
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✔✔Establishedhbeyondhahreasonablehdoubthashtohthathissuehashwellhashallhotherhelementshofhthehoffen
h
se
Whenhishanhofficerhinhdetentionshjustifiedhinhusinghphysicalhforce?h-
✔✔inhallhotherhcircumstanceshwhenhandhtohthehextenththathhehreasonablyhbelieveshithishnecessaryhtoh
h
preventhwhenhhehreasonablyhbelieveshtohbehthehescapehofhahprisonerhfromhahdetentionhfacility
DetentionhFacilityh-
h ✔✔anyhplacehmaintainedhforhthehconfinement,hpursuanthtohlaw,horhpersonshchargedhwithhorhconvi
ctedhofhanhoffense,hheldhforhextradition,horhotherwisehconfinedhpursuanthtohanhorderhofhahcourt
, §h18-1-707hUsehofhphysicalh forcehinhmakinghanharresthorhinhpreventinghanhescape.
(Deadlyhforce)h-
h ✔✔Ahpeacehofficerhishjustifiedhinhusinghdeadlyhphysicalhforcehuponhanotherhpersonhwhenhhehreason
ablyhbelieveshthathithishnecessary:
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tohdefendhhimselfhorhahthirdhpersonhfromhwhathhehreasonablyhbelieveshtohbehthehusehorhimminenthuseh
ofhdeadlyhphysicalhforce
-toheffecthanharresthorhpreventhanhescapehofhahpersonhwhomhhehreasonablyhbelieves
----
hashcommittedhorhattemptedhtohcommithahfelonyhinvolvinghthehusehorhthreatenedhusehofhahdeadlyhwe
apon
----ishattemptinghescapehbyhthehusehofhahdeadlyhweapon
----
otherwisehindicateshthathhehishlikelyhtohendangerhhumanhlifehorhtohinflicthSBIhunlesshapprehendedhwit
houthdelay
§h18-1-706hUsehofhPhysicalhForcehinhDefensehofhPropertyh-
h ✔✔Ahpersonhishjustifiedhinhusinghreasonablehandhappropriatehphysicalhforcehuponhanotherhpersonh
whenhandhtohthehextenththathhehreasonablyhbelieveshithishnecessaryhtohpreventhwhathhehreasonablyhbel
ieveshtohbehanhattempthbyhthehotherhpersonhtohcommiththeft,hcriminalhmischief,horhcriminalhtamperin
ghinvolvinghproperty
§h18-1-705hUsehofhphysicalhforcehinhdefensehofhpremisesh-
h ✔✔Ahpersonhishjustifiedhinhusinghreasonablehandhappropriatehphysicalhforcehuponhanotherhpersonh
whenhandhtohthehextenththathithishreasonablyhnecessaryhtohpreventhorhterminatehwhathhehreasonablyhb
elieveshtohbehthehcommissionhorhattemptedhcommissionhofhanhunlawfulhtrespasshbyhthehotherhperso
nhinhorhuponhthehbuilding,hrealty,horhpremises
§h18-1-704.5hUsehofhDeadlyhPhysicalhForcehagainsthanhintruder
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mplete solution | Graded A+
h h h h
Formalhrequirementhforhahvictimhtohfilehahcomplaint:h-
✔✔Attempthtohresolvehthehmatterhathahlocalhlevel
h
Sexualhassaulth-h✔✔(§18-3-
402)h//hanyhactorhwhohknowinglyhinflictshintrusionhorhpenetrationh(F4)hif:hthehactorhcauseshsubmissi
onhofhvictimhORhthehactorhknowshthehvictimhishincapablehofhappraisinghthehnaturehofhthehconduct,hO
Rhactorhknowshtherehisherroneoushsubmissionh(believinghtohbehtheirhspouse),hORhvictimhishunderh15h
andhactorhishathleasth4hyearsholderh(M1),hORhbetweenh15handh17handhactorhish10hyrsholder,hORhvictim
h ishphysicallyhhelplessh(F3)h//hF2haggravators:hactorhishassistedhbyhsomeonehelse,hvictimhsuffershSBI,
h involveshusehofhdeadlyhweaponh(orhverballyhrepresents)
Photographicharraysh-
✔✔IDhproceduresharehnothnecessaryhifhthehwitnesshknowshthehsuspecth(i.e.hmorehthanhahshorthtimehor
h
h merehacquaintances)
Labelheachhparthofhthehfollowinghstatute:h
16-3-504(2.2)(a)(II)(A)h-h✔✔16h-hTitle
3h-hArticle
504h-hSection
(2.2)h-hSubsection
(a)h-hParagraphs
(II)h-hSub-Paragraphs
(A)h-hSubhSub-Paragraphs
,Whatharehthehtwohtypeshofharrest?h-
✔✔CustodialhNon-Custodial
h
Anhemergencyhprotectivehorderhexpireshafterh ?h-h✔✔Threehjudicialhdays
§h18-1-402.hPresumptionhofhInnocenceh-h✔✔Everyhpersonhishpresumedhinnocenthuntilhprovedhguilty
§h18-1-403.hLegalhAssistancehandhSupportinghServicesh-
h ✔✔Allhindigenthpersonshwhoharehchargedhwithhorhheldhforhthehcommissionhofhahcrimeharehentitledht
ohlegalhrepresentationhandhsupportinghserviceshaththehstate'shexpense
Dunawayhv.hNewhYorkhsaidhwhat?h-h✔✔anhofficerhneedshPChforhanyharrest
§h18-1-404hPreliminaryhhearinghorhwaiver-dispositionalhhearingh-
✔✔Everyhpersonhaccusedhofhahclassh1,h2,horh3hfelonyhorhlevelh1horhlevelh2hdrughfelonyhhashthehrightht
h
ohdemandhandhreceivehahpreliminaryhhearinghwithinhahreasonablehtimehtohdeterminehwhetherhPChexi
sts
Onlyhthosehpersonshchargedhwithhahclassh4,h5,horh6hfelonyhthathrequireshmandatoryhsentencing,horhis
h chargedhwithhahcrimehofhviolencehorhsexualhoffense,hshallhhavehthehrighthtohdemandhandhreceivehahp
reliminaryhhearinghwithinhahreasonablehtimehtohdeterminehwhetherhPChexists
Howhmanyhjurorshonhahfelonyhtrial?h -h✔✔12
,Howhmanyhjurorshonhahmisdemeanorhtrial?h -h✔✔6
Howhlonghforhahspeedyhtrial?h-h✔✔180hdayshfromhthehdatehofhentryhofhahnothguiltyhplea
§h18-1-405
Whathpropertyhcrimehcanhyouhusehdeadlyhforcehtohdefendhagainst?h -h✔✔FirsthDegreehArson
§h18-1-407hAffirmativehDefenseh-
✔✔Meanshthathunlesshthehstate'shevidencehraiseshthehissuehinvolvinghthehallegedhdefense,hthehdefen
h
dant,htohraisehthehissue,hshallhpresenthsomehcrediblehevidencehonhthathissue
Ifhthehissuehinvolvedhinhanhaffirmativehdefensehishraised,hthenhthehguilthofhthehdefendanthmusthbe...
-
✔✔Establishedhbeyondhahreasonablehdoubthashtohthathissuehashwellhashallhotherhelementshofhthehoffen
h
se
Whenhishanhofficerhinhdetentionshjustifiedhinhusinghphysicalhforce?h-
✔✔inhallhotherhcircumstanceshwhenhandhtohthehextenththathhehreasonablyhbelieveshithishnecessaryhtoh
h
preventhwhenhhehreasonablyhbelieveshtohbehthehescapehofhahprisonerhfromhahdetentionhfacility
DetentionhFacilityh-
h ✔✔anyhplacehmaintainedhforhthehconfinement,hpursuanthtohlaw,horhpersonshchargedhwithhorhconvi
ctedhofhanhoffense,hheldhforhextradition,horhotherwisehconfinedhpursuanthtohanhorderhofhahcourt
, §h18-1-707hUsehofhphysicalh forcehinhmakinghanharresthorhinhpreventinghanhescape.
(Deadlyhforce)h-
h ✔✔Ahpeacehofficerhishjustifiedhinhusinghdeadlyhphysicalhforcehuponhanotherhpersonhwhenhhehreason
ablyhbelieveshthathithishnecessary:
-
tohdefendhhimselfhorhahthirdhpersonhfromhwhathhehreasonablyhbelieveshtohbehthehusehorhimminenthuseh
ofhdeadlyhphysicalhforce
-toheffecthanharresthorhpreventhanhescapehofhahpersonhwhomhhehreasonablyhbelieves
----
hashcommittedhorhattemptedhtohcommithahfelonyhinvolvinghthehusehorhthreatenedhusehofhahdeadlyhwe
apon
----ishattemptinghescapehbyhthehusehofhahdeadlyhweapon
----
otherwisehindicateshthathhehishlikelyhtohendangerhhumanhlifehorhtohinflicthSBIhunlesshapprehendedhwit
houthdelay
§h18-1-706hUsehofhPhysicalhForcehinhDefensehofhPropertyh-
h ✔✔Ahpersonhishjustifiedhinhusinghreasonablehandhappropriatehphysicalhforcehuponhanotherhpersonh
whenhandhtohthehextenththathhehreasonablyhbelieveshithishnecessaryhtohpreventhwhathhehreasonablyhbel
ieveshtohbehanhattempthbyhthehotherhpersonhtohcommiththeft,hcriminalhmischief,horhcriminalhtamperin
ghinvolvinghproperty
§h18-1-705hUsehofhphysicalhforcehinhdefensehofhpremisesh-
h ✔✔Ahpersonhishjustifiedhinhusinghreasonablehandhappropriatehphysicalhforcehuponhanotherhpersonh
whenhandhtohthehextenththathithishreasonablyhnecessaryhtohpreventhorhterminatehwhathhehreasonablyhb
elieveshtohbehthehcommissionhorhattemptedhcommissionhofhanhunlawfulhtrespasshbyhthehotherhperso
nhinhorhuponhthehbuilding,hrealty,horhpremises
§h18-1-704.5hUsehofhDeadlyhPhysicalhForcehagainsthanhintruder
