The District Attorneys of three of Denver's largest metropolitan areas will pool resources to assist the smaller Eagle County DA's office in its prosecution of Kobe Bryant. The DA's of Denver, Jefferson and Boulder County will be contributing.

Ingrid Bakke, a Boulder County deputy district attorney and head of Boulder's sexual-assault and domestic-violence unit, will join Eagle County District Attorney Mark Hurlbert and his deputy, Gregory Crittenden, in prosecuting the NBA star.

Hurlbert has also enlisted help from district attorneys in Jefferson County, Denver and the state attorney general's office, said Denver DA Bill Ritter.

We have agreed - our office, the Jeffco office and the attorney general - to spread out the pre-trial work among our offices," Ritter said Tuesday. "We'll assist Eagle County DA's office in researching legal issues that surface during the course of this case and help write legal briefs in response to defense motions or in support of prosecution motions."

As we reported yesterday, Eagle County commissioners have awarded another $105,000. to the proseuctor's budget to help with prosecution costs.

How can they say Kobe Bryant isn't be treated differently than anyone else?