Show Horse and Buggy Justice ustice MANY criticisms have be been n leveled at the obsolescence obsolescence ob ob- of our criminal law but o one e of the best we have seen comes from a member r of f the legal profession Here is the indictment of Thomas E. E Dewey special pros prosecutor of rackets in New York City II I HI have heard with surprising frequency from bench bar legislators legislator and even prosecutors prosecutors l tors an expressed devotion to outworn theories and technical obstructions of the criminal law They all still blindly worship at shrines long since devoid of meaning or usefulness The unsatisfactory condition of the criminal law Isa is isa isa a logi logical a r result sult of this philosophy So So also in the larger cities are th the incredible frequency of suspended and inadequate sentences for convicted convicted convicted con con- criminals anc and the acceptance o of pleas to misdemeanors from habitual felons charged with serious crimes It is encouraging to see a leader in the profession profession profession pro pro- turning the spotlight on the legal debris clogging the channels of justice |