GARCIA v. DISTRICT COURT

No. 21662.

403 P.2d 215 (1965)

Stanley Manuel GARCIA, Complainant, v. The DISTRICT COURT OF the CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER, State of Colorado and the Honorable James C. Flanigan, One of the Judges Thereof, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

June 21, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gelt & Grossman, Herbert H. Galchinsky, Denver, for complainant.

William L. Rice, Denver, for respondents.

Duke W. Dunbar, Atty. Gen., Frank E. Hickey, Deputy Atty. Gen., George E. DeRoos, Asst. Atty. Gen., State of Colorado, Denver, appearing at request of this Court.


McWILLIAMS, Justice.

The immediate issue posed by this original proceeding is whether the Denver District Court has jurisdiction to try one Stanley Manuel Garcia, age fifteen, on criminal charges of murder and conspiracy to commit murder. The broader issue concerns the jurisdiction of the Denver Juvenile Court.

On February 18, 1965 Garcia filed an original proceeding in this Court, naming as respondents the Denver District Court and the Honorable James C....

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