White v. Adamek

Opinion by

Judge KAPELKE.

In this contempt proceeding, the respondent F. Jerald Adamek, director of the Colorado Division of Youth Services, appeals from the contempt order entered against him for violating the trial court’s sentencing order regarding placement of petitioner, Thomas “T.J.” White. We vacate the order.

Although he was a juvenile, White was charged as an adult with the felony counts of aggravated motor vehicle theft and accessory to crime for his role in connection with the murder of a state patrol officer. In accordance with a plea bargain agreement, White entered guilty pleas to…