2024|2025 COLORADO POST STUDY GUIDE Questions & Answers

2024|2025 COLORADO POST STUDY GUIDE Questions & Answers If the issue involved in an affirmative defense is raised, then the guilt of the defendant must be... - Correct Answer Established beyond a reasonable doubt as to that issue as well as all other elements of the offense When is an officer in detentions justified in using physical force? - Correct Answer in all other circumstances when and to the extent that he reasonably believes it is necessary to prevent when he reasonably believes to be the escape of a prisoner from a detention facility Detention Facility - Correct Answer any place maintained for the confinement, pursuant to law, or persons charged with or convicted of an offense, held for extradition, or otherwise confined pursuant to an order of a court § 18-1-707 Use of physical force in making an arrest or in preventing an escape. (Deadly force) - Correct Answer A peace officer is justified in using deadly physical force upon another person when he reasonably believes that it is necessary: -to defend himself or a third person from what he reasonably believes to be the use or imminent use of deadly physical force -to effect an arrest or prevent an escape of a person whom he reasonably believes ----has committed or attempted to commit a felony involving the use or threatened use of a deadly weapon ----is attempting escape by the use of a deadly weapon ----otherwise indicates that he is likely to endanger human life or to inflict SBI unless apprehended without delay § 18-1-706 Use of Physical Force in Defense of Property - Correct Answer A person is justified in using reasonable and appropriate physical force upon another person when and to the extent that he reasonably believes it is necessary to prevent what he reasonably believes to be an attempt by the other person to commit theft, criminal mischief, or criminal tampering involving property § 18-1-705 Use of physical force in defense of premises - Correct Answer A person is justified in using reasonable and appropriate physical force upon another person when and to the extent that it is reasonably necessary to prevent or terminate what he reasonably believes to be the commission or attempted commission of an unlawful trespass by the other person in or upon the building, realty, or premises § 18-1-704.5 Use of Deadly Physical Force against an intruder (Make My Day Law) - Correct Answer Any occupant of a dwelling is justified in using any degree of physical force, no matter how slight, against another person when that other person has made an unlawful entry into the dwelling, and when the occupant has a reasonable belief that such other person has committed a crime in that dwelling in addition to the uninvited entry, or is committing or intends to commit a crime against a person or property The occupant shall be immune from criminal prosecution and civil liability A short rifle is defined as having a barrel length of less than ________ inches or an overall length of less than 26 inches - Correct Answer 16 A short shotgun is defined as having a overall length of less than - Correct Answer 26 inches § 18-1-709 Entrapment - Correct Answer You can't convince someone to commit a crime and then charge them with the crime What age is insufficient age? - Correct Answer 10 years old