Statute text
Any person in lawful custody or confinement within the state who, while escaping or attempting to escape, holds as hostage any person or by force or threat of force holds any person against his will commits a class 2 felony.
History
Source: L. 71: R&RE, p. 458, 1. C.R.S. 1963: 40-8-207. L. 83: Entire section amended, p. 708, 2, effective July 1.
Annotations
ANNOTATION
Annotations
Crime of "holding hostages" includes as essential element general intent crime of "escape". People v. Williams, 199 Colo. 515, 611 P.2d 973 (1980).
Term "escape" is not specifically defined in the Colorado criminal code. People v. Williams, 199 Colo. 515, 611 P.2d 973 (1980).
Term "escape" has same meaning for purposes of this section as section 18-8-208. People v. Williams, 199 Colo. 515, 611 P.2d 973 (1980).
Crime one of general intent. No additional mental state is specified for the crime of "holding hostages". That crime, as well as the crime of "escape", is one of general rather than specific intent. People v. Williams, 199 Colo. 515, 611 P.2d 973 (1980).
Applied in People v. West, 42 Colo. App. 217, 603 P.2d 967 (1979).