Section 18-2-401 - Nonavailability of defenses

(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.L. 71: R&RE, p. 417, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 40-2-401.