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Show ncH.scs and counsel, as well as a gnat deal of expense, results when a defendant required the extreme ex-treme length of time provided by , Lho statute to enter his plea. "It appears to me that the maximum maxi-mum time for entering plea could .;; shortened to 24 hours, except in cases where it is found necessary for the court to appoint defense counsel," he states. The interest of defendants, too, is much better served by the short form of pleading on causes before justices of the peace and committing commit-ting magistrates, he believes. Reports on forgery, adultery, desertions and fraudulent cases are detailed, in Utah county, plus a listing of disposition of prosecutions, prose-cutions, convictions, dismissals, pending cases, fees. Eighty-two cases were filed in district court, 25 are pending in the four counties, 52 were prosecuted prose-cuted to conclusion, 44 convictions were made, five cases were dismissed dis-missed for various causes, four cases were lost on trial, and a disagreed dis-agreed jury resulted in one case Attorney Dunford summarizes. Officers Cite Equipment flee J Lack of cqiiipnii-nf is proving a consldwahle handicap to investigating investi-gating officers at the scene of (aimes reports District Attorney William Stanley Dunford in filing today his annual report of prosecutions prosecu-tions in fourth judicial district. Mr. Diinloid's suggestions are contained in a letter accompanying the report sent Attorney General Jos.-ph Che, covering activities in Utah, Wasatch, Duchesne and Uintah counties. "J observe that my greatest success in prosecutions come from being personally on the ground while the crime is fresh," opines Mr. Dunford. "I appreciate that to supply each sheriffs office with a fingerprint camera with developing develop-ing materials, high-powered micro-Hcopes, micro-Hcopes, and such essential equipment equip-ment would be a great expense upon the state. "1 also observe, that counties i hi-msid ves have had very little eneoui agement from their commissions com-missions for such equipment . . . I) appears to me that a great addition addi-tion could be made to the effi- cieiiey of crime detection and pioseeution In this state if the st ate would supply to each district dis-trict uttorney a well-selected and ((impact kit of such special equipment, equip-ment, which material could then be easily made available to all counties within the district." That, the cour t may give 10 days upon arraignment of the defendant defend-ant for him to enter his plea was iilso hit, as blocking efficient law enforcement, hy Mr. Dunford. " Frequently the trial calendar's are small in the outlying counties and a considerable hardship to the court, the jury and the state's wlt- |
