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Show Q Index Business 12A-13- A 1211-13- B Church 10A Classified Economy Review Editorial Home Living Obituaries Serving 29,000 Families From Roy Through Centerville Thursday October 23, 1 980 Dim Anne Hoskisson in Clinton. He the murder of was rushed into a waiting van after the hearing and returned to the Moweda juvenile detention center in Roy to await arraignment in Clearfield Circuit Court. in connection with IT t A ToMerJimi - By NANCY LYNN KRZTON Staff Writer . FARMINGTON First District Juvenile Court Judge L. Kent Bachman has ruled that a Clinton boy accused of kidnapping, molesting, and murdering a girl must stand trial as an adult. 1 John P. Miller, the accused, listened impassively in court Tuesday as Bachman announced his decision to grant the adult certification motion made by the prosecution. He was then whisked away to Moweda, the juvenile detention center in Roy, to await arraignment in Clearfield Circuit Court on charges of first degree murder, kidnapping, and forcible sexual abuse. Miller has been in custody since he was arrested Aug. 6, the day the body of Anne Hoskisson was found in a vacant home near Millers residence. He has spent 30 days undergoing psychiatric Elections Tape - Election 80, a videotape ROY program on the candidates and the issues, will run continuously Tuesday from 5 to 9 p.m. and Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. at the Southwest Branch Library in Roy. The videotape includes interviews with all candidates on the ballots from the governors race to the local races. A segment on Utah ballot issues is also included in the program. "Prepared jointly by the Weber Country Library, Weber State College and the Weber County League of Women Voters, the program features League interviewers asking each candidate questions. In addition to the questions posed by the league, citizens questions are included in the program. Forty-eigh- t of the 60 candidates on the ballot participated in the program. Reviewing The News EAST LAYTON City officials in Layton and East Layton are meeting tonight and again Tuesday night to inform voters about the proposed disincorporation of Blast Layton before election day, on Nov. 4. Last week, the Lakeside Review summarized opponents positions. This week proponents have their turn to tell why East Layton should dissolve and become part of Layton. Our reporter who has been following the situation also provides a summary of the issues involved and a look at : Layton department heads reports about impacts of the plan. See page 11B. evaluation at Utah State Hospital and the remainder of the time at Moweda. Bachman cited the testimony of psychiatrists, psychologists and penal system personnel as support for his decision to certify Miller, saying Miller needs long-terpsychiatric care for his mental problems. The juvenile system doesnt have the restraints needed to treat John, Bachman said, explaining that under his interpretation of state law, if he committed Miller to the state hospital for treatment under the juvenile system, he could not prevent the boy from being released after he reached age 21. The judge said the decision to certify Miller was a difficult one, noting it is a shame Miller had not had more treatment in a mental institution earlier. He pointed out that previous attempts to treat Miller had failed because the treatment was either lacking in quality or was not long enough to solve the problem. Bachman held in his decision that the is accused of committing was committed in an aggressive, violent matter, and was the most serious that can be perpetrated. Although the maturity of the accused is not great, Bachman said, he was substantially in control of his actions, which he indicated may have arisen from tendencies caused by mental illness. act Miller Bachman denied defense attorney Tom Jones motions to dismiss the adult certification motion, saying that contrary to Jones arguments, Millers right to due process had not been violated and that the Utah certification statute is not vague, overbroad, or discriminatory. He cited previous Utah Supreme Court cases to support his ruling, including the State of Utah vs. Enrey Solis decision. Miller has been treated off and on for emotional and behavioral problems since the age of 6, according to probation officer Garrett Wrflrn hut, in beyond age 7, there w stitutionalization. Doctors testified during ti your lay certification hearing that Miller suffers from pyromania, pedophilia (defined as an abnormal sexual desire in an adult for children) and a passive, aggressive personality disorder. If Miller is found to have murdered Anne Hoskisson, Bachman said, he will recommend that the youth be placed in the state hospitals sexual offender program with the threat of placement at the state prison to provide the additional motivation John needs. Miller could get the death penalty or life imprisonment if convicted of the charges against him, but the district judge may consider the recommendation of the juvenile judge in sentencing Miller. . (Earlier Story Page 2A) PTA Officer to her former position, is not arbitrary and capricious, is not an abuse of discretion, and is in accordance with the law, ruled 2nd District Judge Ronald O. Hyde in a decision released Friday. During oral arguments before the court, County Attorney Rodnr Page had maintained that the Library Board is simply an extension of the County Commission, deriving all powers and authority from the commission. This makes the board an agent of the commission and places Ms. Layton directly under the commissions control, exempting her from merit coverage, Page had argued. The judge disagreed, saying, The library board is a creature of the State Resigns Over Leeway Vote An officer of the Davis LAYTON County PTA has resigned from her position in protest over the partisan propoganda and misuse of PTA funds to promote the recent mill levy leeway election for the county schools. PTA has been given a black eye in Davis County, charged Lola Ipakt-chiaPTA council treasurer, in a letter to council president Marda I have always Dillree, Farmington. loved and believed in PTA objectives and programs, but the District Council has violated PTA policy. The leeway initiative was passed by a slim margin in an early October vote that saw official endorsement of the measure from county PTA units. Mrs. Ipaktchian said that PTA policy states that the group should be nonpartisan, but that PTA meetings and funds were used to support the leeway initiative. PTA meetings were used for the y propoganda, purpose of she said. No one was allowed to ask questions or express opposition to the issue. Furthermore, PTA officers asked for $25 donations from locals for the purpose of paying for newspaper Legislature, and not just an arm of the County Commission. The library board is not the agent of the County Commission. The merit council has the authority to determine who is covered by the merit system, and who is exempt. The Merit Commission ruled last October that Miss Layton is covered by the merit system, and ordered her reinstatement in January, saying the Library Board had failed to show Ms. Laytons dismissal was for cause as required by the merit system rules. In upholding the Merit Commissions ruling that Ms. Layton was fired without cause, Hyde noted that during oral arguments, the county attorney had abandoned his request that the court review that ruling, agreeing that their (the Merit n, pro-leewa- Commissions) decision was reasonable. The Library Board fired Ms. Layton for a number of alleged infractions, including the inclusion of the novel Americana in the library system, a book which some people have found to be offensive. The book has since been removed at the order of the Davis County Book Review Committee and the Library Board. I could no t be more pleased, Ms. Layton said of the state court ruling. An appeal of the decision to the state Supreme Court is possible, Page stated. We haven't decided which way to go. We have to evaluate it. Page said he would discuss the matter with the Library Board, admitting he is disappointed with the court decision. 111-811 toy Court Upholds Merit Council Decision on Jeanne Layton's Job The 2nd District Court has upheld the Davis County Merit Commissions ruling that county chief librarian Jeanne Layton is covered by the merit system and deserved reinstatement in her job. The Library Board had appealed the Merit Commissions ruling, claiming that Ms. Layton serves directly under the Davis County Commission and is therefore exempt from the merit system rules. The board fired her by a 3.2 vote last fall, but the Merit Commission ordered her reinstated in January. I find that the action of the merit council in determining that the Director of Libraries is under the merit system, and the decision restoring the director School Sports Ill 1211 911 The primary site for deteriorate. commercial redevelopment should be Kenster warned that if the city does the area bounded by Main Street on the not select the northwest quadrant of the north and east and by 200 North on the main intersection as the primary site for a large shopping center, anchor south, according to a redevelopment consultant hired by the city. stores needed by the center will choose Consultant Tom Kenster announced to locate at other planned developments the results of his study before a crowd in Layton, Fruit Heights or Kaysville. of more than 50 people anxious to hear This thing is going to have to make what plans the city is making for some economic sense or it is never redevelopment. going to get off the ground, he said. Kensters job had been to narrow Kensters plan calls for the condown a list of five possible struction of a shopping center on about redevelopment sites approved by the nine acres of land which will grow to 12 City Council, including the four corners acres five years later. at the intersection of 200 North and He said his first choice for the site has Main Street, and the three blocks on sufficient room for the proposed Mains east side south of 200 North. shopping center, although the developoment would eliminate a few He explained his final choice was homes in the area. The back line of the dictated by such factors as traffic flow shopping center should run parallel to and accessibility, depth of the lot, room Main Street 600 or more feet southwest for growth, lot shape, adequate of Main to create a suitably shaped lot, he said. acreage, and the availability of adA peripheral area of development jacent land for buffer zones. Its obvious that the most desirable during phase 1 should be the southwest block at the 200 North-Mai- n Street point to be for commercial development is at the corner of Main and 200 intersection, Kenster said. That block North, he told the crowd. could be used to house a bank, a Gordon Peterson, head of the Village restaurant and office space, he Green Merchants Association, recommended. Kenster noted that the Kneedy home protested that if the city is to participate in redevelopment it should on that southwest corner might have to concentrate on the original area of be preserved because of its historical concern, the three blocks on the east nature and pointed out that side of Main Street between 200 North redevelopment of the block will and 100 South. displace those living in two apartment Councilman David T. Sanders houses there. agreed. Were talking about allowing When an argument broke out two a five- - to eight-yea- r further hours into the meeting about whether deterioration of the downtown area the city should redevelop the area north while we help the area to the north, he of 200 North inhstead of concentrating said. Sanders indicated he feels the on the east side of Main primarily northwest quadrant of the 200 North-Mai- n Street south of 200 North, Mayor Gar Street intersection can attract Elison said another meeting should be development without the help of the held to discuss the question, since the is a since it location such city, logical council meeting was behind schedule. for commerce. He asked the citizens at the meeting Kenster replied that the time for to make a more aggressive effort to phase 2 of the redevelopment, involving be informed and to come to other the Main Street block across from City meetings on redevelopment in the Hall and the block between Mill Street future. and 200 North northeast of Main Street, would be only about two years after the Privately, he said later he has little for some of the irate first phase, scheduled to be completed sympathy in 1983 if the redevelopment plan is citizens who now want basic information on redevelopment, since approved. Meanwhile, property adTuesdays meeting was the fifth on the jacent to the phase 1 development would have an increased rental value, topic this year, and many had never he maintained, and would not attended previous public meetings. KAYSVILLE MURDER SUSPECT John P. Miller Jr. turns away from the inquiring cameras of the media Tuesday following a juvenile court hearing at which he was certified to stand trial as an adult. Juvenile authorities and Millers family have tried to shield him from the press since he was arrested Aug. 6 . . 13A JOB advertisements favoring the pro-leewa- y DAVIS COUNTY Director of Libraries Jeanne Layton's reinstatement in her job has been given the seal of approval by the 2nd District Court, which ruled Friday that she is under the county merit system and therefore cannot be dismissed without cause. pro- leeway position. This was blatant commercialism since the same local officers were not told they were obliged to donate equal amounts to those PTA members opposing the issue. Commercials were presented by the Davis County Board of Education at all PTA meetings with booklets being sent home with each student. Mrs. Ipaktchian also objected to the PTA position since the new money, she said, will be used to maintain inflationary costs and salaries instead of being earmarked to reinstate student programs cut last year. |