INCLUDED OFFENSES
Colorado Springs City Code § 10.1.107
in effect10.1.107: INCLUDED OFFENSES:
A defendant may be convicted of an offense included in an offense charged in the summons and complaint. An offense is so included when it is established by proof of the same or less than all the facts required to establish the commission of the offense charged, or when it differs from the offense charged only in the respect that a less serious injury or risk of injury to the same person, property or public interest or a lesser kind of culpability suffices to establish its commission. The Municipal Court shall not be obligated to charge the jury with respect to a lesser included offense unless there is a rational basis for a verdict acquitting the defendant of the offense charged and convicting the defendant of the lesser included offense. If the same conduct is prohibited in different sections of this chapter, the offender may be prosecuted under any one or all of the sections. (1968 Code §6-1-10; Ord. 75-86; Ord. 01-42)
Source: City of Colorado Springs, Colorado, City Code and City Charter (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/coloradospringsco/latest/coloradosprings_co/0-0-0-17444Fetched: 11/1/2026