Supreme Court of Colorado
Higgins v. People
October 3, 20162016 CO 68
Summary
The court vacated the order to show cause and remanded for further proceedings. It declined to decide whether a court may order a state-administered mental health assessment for a juvenile seeking reverse transfer because Higgins consented to the assessment rather than being ordered to undergo it. It also declined to decide whether Fifth Amendment warnings were required or whether counsel’s ineffective assistance invalidated Higgins’s consent because those issues were premature and would require fact finding.