Colorado Code § 18-2-401

Nonavailability of defenses
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(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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