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New in Colorado Juvenile Law
2009
H.B. 09-1044 Juvenile
offenders - direct file-
expungement of records. Allows a
juvenile who is charged as an
adult by the direct filing of
charges in district court, but
sentenced as a juvenile in the
same matter, to be eligible to
petition the court for the
expungement of his or her
record.
Effective September 1, 2009
Kurtz & Peckham provides
representation for the following
matters related to Juvenile Law:
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Defending Juveniles in
Delinquency Proceedings
(including detention
hearings, pre-trial matters,
trial representation,
sentencing, and review
hearings)
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Expungement of Juvenile
Records
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School Disciplinary
Proceedings
Providing
Effective Representation for
Young People
Children, like
anyone brought before the
justice system, need the active
assistance of effectively
trained, experienced counsel.
The juvenile system is more than
a legal system. It is social
services, school systems,
residential placements,
treatment providers, the
guardians ad litem, and
probation departments all
wrapped into one. Through our
experience with various courts,
agencies, and prosecutors'
offices, Kurtz & Peckham can
help children and their families
navigate the system, head off
potential problems, and get the
services they need.
Kurtz & Peckham is well-suited
to work with the unique problems
of adolescent defendants.
Throughout our 25+ year history,
we have worked with children in
the context of the juvenile
justice system and family courts
throughout the Denver metro
area, including Adams, Arapahoe,
Boulder, Douglas, and Jefferson
Counties.
Young people need, and are
entitled to, effective legal
representation to ensure
that they are not unnecessarily
detained, improperly transferred
to adult criminal court, or
inappropriately committed to
placement outside the home.
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In juvenile court, preparing for
dispositional hearings is often
the most critical stage of the
representation. Who the child
is, why he or she got in
trouble, what treatment he or
she may need, and what treatment
is available are issues that
need to be fully explored and
presented. Kurtz & Peckham
strives to conduct these
inquiries, develop sentencing
alternatives, and present a
complete picture of the child to
the court.
The juvenile justice system was
originally designed to be
"child-centered" -- to integrate
children into society and
protect the public by providing
an individualized and
appropriate mix of treatment and
discipline.
However, the system increasingly
resembles the adult criminal
justice system. Certain "crimes
of violence" and sex offenses
have important long-term
consequences that must be
considered. If the charges
against a minor are sustained,
he or she needs effective
representation to ensure that
the court's order is fair and
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