Legal Question in Criminal Law in Colorado

Re: 12 yr old charged with 2 cts felony theft

Ask your question of the district attorney responsible for prosecuting your son's case, which would be handled in the juvenile court. Plea bargains are plentiful where a child is so young. The felony charges should be dropped in exchange for some educational or service consequence, especially if your child has never been in trouble before.

DA's are human and often have children of their own. Talk to the DA parent to parent. At the very least he or she should be able to offer a juvenile diversion program, which would keep your child out of the criminal justice system.

Good luck.