Juvenile Crimes

False confessions pose a serious impediment to justice. When individuals falsely confess to committing crimes, there is usually a frustrating or unacceptable reason behind the confession. Sometimes individuals confess falsely in order to protect another person or to...

A woman became an advocate for juveniles charged with crimes following a visit with a young man who had been convicted of two counts of 1st degree murder in 1994.  Though this young man was a juvenile when the alleged crime took place, he was still sentenced to a...

According to experts, half of juvenile accused of crimes and considered indigent are not receiving adequate legal advice or representation from attorneys in Colorado.  In the majority of cases juveniles have their cases resolved without ever meeting with legal...