juvenile delinquency
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Appeals court overturns juvenile’s conviction based on Safe2Tell tip
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Colorado’s second-highest court determined last week that a Weld County magistrate improperly relied on an anonymous tip through the state’s Safe2Tell program when she found a juvenile defendant had participated in vandalizing a high school. Surveillance video captured two people spray painting a school building. Administrators subsequently received a tip identifying one of the suspects…
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Appeals court clarifies criteria for extending juvenile speedy trial deadline
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Colorado’s second-highest court clarified for the first time earlier this month that the same criteria used to extend an adult criminal defendant’s speedy trial deadline also apply to juveniles. The federal and state constitutions guarantee the right to a speedy trial. In Colorado, that means the government generally must bring defendants to trial within six…
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Denver’s presiding juvenile judge suspended, few details on disciplinary investigation
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The Colorado Supreme Court temporarily suspended longtime Denver Juvenile Court Presiding Judge D. Brett Woods last month pending a disciplinary investigation, and few details have emerged about the nature of the inquiry. In a Dec. 21 order, the Supreme Court gave Woods 21 days to explain why he should be allowed to remain on the…
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Aurora officer’s search of 17-year-old was unconstitutional, appeals court rules
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An Aurora officer lacked proper justification to search a 17-year-old vehicle passenger, and an Arapahoe County judge mistakenly allowed evidence from the search to be used against the teenager, Colorado’s second-highest court ruled last month. During his pat-down of a boy identified by the initials E.J.G., Officer James Snapp uncovered a gun. For possessing a…
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Colorado Supreme Court clarifies juvenile defendants can immediately appeal competency findings
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When a magistrate decides whether a juvenile defendant is competent to stand trial, that determination is appealable to a judge right away, Colorado’s Supreme Court ruled on Monday. Addressing a question it had never before answered, the court acknowledged there would be significant consequences if a child were to proceed to trial despite actually being…
