Tag: juvenile delinquency
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Appeals court overturns juvenile’s conviction based on Safe2Tell tip
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
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
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…