Bostelman v. People

We granted certiorari in People v. Bostelman, 141 P.3d 891 (Colo.App.2005) to determine whether the direct filing statute 1 authorizes the prosecution to file charges in district court based on the juvenile's age at the time the delinquent act is charged, rather than the juvenile's age when the delinquent act occurred.2 Petitioner, Deitrich Bostel-*688man, was charged by direct filing in district court with second degree burglary and theft.3 Bostelman was thirteen years old when he committed the delinquent acts and fourteen years old when the prosecution charged him in district court with a…