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C.R.S. § 18-2-401 — Nonavailability of defenses.
Current through 2025 Regular Session
Part of Part 4: RENUNCIATION AND ABANDONMENT, Colorado Revised Statutes.
Full text of C.R.S. § 18-2-401
Statutory text current through the 2025 Regular Session. This is an officially sanctioned publication using the official text of the Colorado Revised Statutes; it is not the official statutes of the State of Colorado.
(1) Renunciation and abandonment are not voluntary and complete so as to be a defense to prosecution under this article if they are motivated in whole or in part by: (a) A belief that a circumstance exists which increases the probability of detection or apprehension of the defendant or another or which makes more difficult the consummation of the crime; or (b) A decision to postpone the crime until another time or to substitute another victim or another but similar objective.
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