Gorman v. People

Colorado's contributing to the delinquency of a minor statute provides that any person "who induces, aids, or encourages a child to violate any federal or state law, municipal or county ordinance, or court order" commits a felony. § 18-6-701, 6 CRS. (1999) We granted certiorari and consolidated these two cases to determine whether the culpable mental state of "knowingly" applies to the age element of the statute. 1 We agree with the trial court and court of appeals in both cases that it does not. Accordingly, we uphold the convictions of Kenneth C. Gorman and Kim Hastings (collectively…