The Constitution of the State of Colorado guarantees that "Any person who is a victim of a criminal act… shall have the right to be heard when relevant, informed and present at all critical stages of the criminal justice process…"

THE CRITICAL STAGES ARE…

• Filing of charges
• Preliminary hearing
• Bond reduction or modification hearing
• Arraignment
• Motion hearings concerning pre-plea relief or post-plea relief or evidentiary matters
• Disposition of the complaint or charges against the person accused
• Trial
• Sentencing hearing
• Appellate review
• Sentence modification
• Probation revocation hearing
• Filing of any complaint, summons, or warrant for failure to report to probation or because the location of a person convicted of a crime is unknown
• Request for change of venue, transfer of probation supervision from one jurisdiction to another
• Request for any release from probation prior to the expiration of the original sentence
• Attack of a judgment or conviction
• Parole application hearing
• Parole, release or discharge from imprisonment
• Parole revocation hearing
• Transfer or placement of a person convicted of a crime to a non-secured facility
• Transfer, release or escape of a person charged with or convicted of a crime from any state hospital