What are the potential penalties for someone convicted of homicide?

If you are convicted of first degree homicide, the penalty in Colorado is life without the possibility of parole.

So you’re spending the rest of your life in prison, could not get more serious than that.

Now, as you go down second degree homicide manslaughter, there can still be mandatory prison sentences, but those sentences will go down with those reduction in charges. An experienced Denver homicide defense attorney can review the evidence, explain the process, and help protect your rights.