In Re the People of the State of Colorado v. Issac James Lawrence

Summary

The court held that a statute's plain and unambiguous language required Lawrence to be transferred from Division of Youth Services custody to the county jail when he turned eighteen. It also rejected his equal-protection challenge because he was not similarly situated to a defendant who was serving a separate juvenile sentence when that defendant turned eighteen. The court discharged its order to show cause and remanded for further proceedings; no separate opinions were filed.