People v. Juvenile Court, City & County of Denver

In this original proceeding filed pursuant to C.A.R. 21, the petitioner, the People of the State of Colorado, challenges an order entered by the respondent, the Juvenile Court of the City and County of Denver, concluding that section 19-2-204(3)(a)(III), 8B C.R.S. (1994 Supp.) (the presumption statute), violates constitutional guarantees of substantive and procedural due process of law. The petitioner also seeks reversal of a portion of the juvenile court’s order purporting to prohibit future pretrial secure detention of juveniles accused of violating section 18-12-108.5, 8B C.R.S. (1994…