subject: Suspect In Aggravated Robbery And Assault Over Apple Ipad Apprehended [print this page] After buying his new Apple Ipad last week, a Denver man had his pinky finger mangled so badly as another man robbed him at the Cherry Creek Shopping Center that it had to be amputated. Immediately, Denver police began searching for the suspect in this aggravated robbery and assault case. It was just reported by the Denver Post that the suspect in this alleged aggravated assault and robbery case has been arrested. The suspect, Brandan Darnell Smith, was arrested by Denver police during a routine traffic stop at 1 a.m. this morning.
Mr. Smith will most likely regret resorting to aggravated robbery to get the sought after Apple Ipad as his alleged crimes carry a potential consequence of a mandatory 10-32 years in the Colorado Department of Corrections on the aggravated assault charge and another mandatory 5-16 years on the aggravated assault charge. One has to wonder what, if anything, someone thinks when committing crimes such as these. It is one thing to commit the crime of theft in Denver or another Colorado county as it does not carry nearly as severe consequences. But when one actually commits robbery and seriously injures the victim of that robbery in the process, they have committed two very serious criminal offenses. The criminal offenses of aggravated robbery and aggravated assault on no laughing matter; and certainly not worth an Apple Ipad!
While most Denver, Colorado criminal defense would ever condone any criminal behavior, especially a robbery or assault where someone is actually injured, good ones will provide aggressive criminal defense for such offenses. When they have a client who has admitted to guilt to such an offense, a good criminal defense lawyer's goal should be to mitigate the consequences and provide the client appropriate counseling where needed to avoid future misconduct. Criminal defense attorneys often offer a valuable service to the Denver community by getting their client's counseling as it reduces the chances of recidivism.
Where a Denver criminal defense attorney has a client who is falsely accused of committing aggravated robbery or assault, and this does happen more than most people think, they should offer zealous and aggressive representation and attempt to do everything that they can to shed light on the truth. This is done through aggressive investigation and legal research. Ultimately, a case like this may end up going to a jury trial for the truth to be revealed.
