For Part II, you will use the Colo. Rev. Stat. Ann. Code section that is provided to you. Do not perform any outside research. Apply the code to each of the four scenarios.

• Each of the answers will start with: “Under Colorado Revised Statute Annotated § 19-2-511,. . .”

Statute: The statute is Colo. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 19-2-511. The title of the statute is “Statements.” This Colorado statute governs the admissibility of statements concerning delinquent acts made by a juvenile as a result of custodial interrogation by law enforcement officers. The statute provides that such statements are not admissible unless a parent, guardian, or legal custodian of the juvenile was present at the interrogation and that the juvenile and the parent, guardian, or legal custodian was advised of the juvenile’s rights.

In each fact situation for this assignment, the statement was made by a juvenile without the presence of a parent, guardian or legal custodian and without advisement of the juvenile’s rights. The question is whether each statement is admissible.

For each of the following fact situations, draft a comprehensive, or narrow, statement of the issue in the Law + Question + Key Facts format.

For the law component, use the Colorado statute presented above. When drafting the law component, include the citation and a relevant portion of the title.

 

• Prior to her interrogation, Beth told the police that she was 18 years old. Beth appears to be at least 18 years old.

Under Colorado Revised Statute Annotated § 19-2-511, . . .”