When a juvenile is arrested in Colorado, the child may be released to a parent or responsible adult, referred for detention screening, or held for a prompt detention hearing. If the child remains in custody, the hearing generally must occur within 48 hours, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays. The district attorney then decides whether to file a delinquency petition, offer diversion, or decline to prosecute formally. Decisions made during
Chances are that, at some point in the past, you’ve crossed the street or stepped off the sidewalk when you didn’t have the right of way. Maybe there was no crosswalk in sight and you didn’t see any oncoming traffic, or maybe an obstruction on the sidewalk forced you to walk on the side of the road for a short time. That’s exactly what Ersula Ore, an associate professor at
