Show PRESENT PENAl S PRACTICE IS 15 SCORED Attorney Says Indeterminate nate Term Sentence FosS Fosters Fosters Fos Fos- Fos- Fos Contempt for Law S The present state law providing that in all cases except murder and II treason prisoners shall be he sentenced to Indeterminate terms of oC not shorter I than the the minimum sentence and not i longer than the maximum sentence provided In another section of oC the law has the effect of causing prisoners to hold a general disregard for the cour courand court and and prosecuting officers a disregard of the state and arid placing of it in the status of ot a dumping ground for criminals criminals criminals crimi crimi- nals of ot other states added to the tendency tendency tendency ten ten- dency to prosecute for the less lesser r of two crimes when a a. prisoner is suspected suspected suspected sus sus- of ot both I These are some of the things said by opponents of the present system m which has been in effect since 1915 Dean Brayton loca attorney told members of the Rotary club in an address address ad ad- dress made mado at the weekly luncheon held today at the Hotel Utah Mr 1 Brayton in speaking on the subject went back to provisions made in the state constitution for the organIzation organization organ organ- of the board of or pardons He analyzed the penal code providing for Cor definite sentences to be given convIcted convicted convicted con con- prisoners for certain crimes in effect up to 1915 The psychology of the former system system tem tern was sound said Mr Brayton and it had the effect of oC reducing crime There Ther was a certain finality about sentences when they were given by bythe the judge despite the fact that there was nothing to restrain the prisoner from applying to the board of pardons I In the same order now In vogue The law was amended In 1915 to I provide for the indeterminate sentence I The psychology of oC the present system systems Is s not riot so good marked by a lack of or finality opponents of the law say The practice of ot going before lefore the board of pardons with applications for parole or suspension of sentence Is condemned It is pointed out that the boards oard's work Is hampered by consideration consideration consid- consid of ot the same same applications more than once a a. year The Tho system should not be condemned condemned con- con however until careful scientific scientific consideration has been given as asIt ast it t is held by those who favor Cavor it to be bethe bethe bethe the mature and modern way of ot ad administering administering administering ad- ad ministering criminal justice The rhe board of pardons claims that only 5 per cent of ot the cases acted upon favorably favorably favor tavor- ably turn out unfavorably I Dr H. H A. A Pattison supervisor of medical service of ot the National Tuberculosis Tuberculosis Tuberculosis Tuber Tuber- association was also a speaker W. W S. S McCarthy presided Music was furnished furnished furnished-by by the Misses Missed Amy and Beth Whitney I. I |