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Show cy Late Tribune, The Salt Thursday, Match ft. lfT9 '8hwi 1" .1 Actions To Trim Court Backlog? Continued From Page F-- 4 th.it cn't go a cas forward because a wit ness has moved an ay h ltnesses forget, change their minds, disappear, move, die, lose interest Sometimes you feel uuiv shoveling against the tide. You get Best Record" It's Fortland, Ore , that everyorve wants to emulate Fnedsen says Multnomah County has the best record m the United States on criminal eases by far there's no one even dose. Fnesen and other ex perts have anyzed CHUCK 8 STEMS ..lb QTR. PORK &ZK LEGO LOINS & what makes the courts work In Portland to see if the innovations can be applied elsewhere. Among those iimova tions A pretrial cutoff date for guilty pleas that now are often left hanging until just before a case comes to trial. No case is allowed to go off the calendar; a r LAMB .... ...lb lb Gmsmmam M mmm izwxeirifc date JANET LEE MEAT FRESH U.S. NO. WIENERS mvBmm S foe arraignment 1 indictment. , 18.o" FRESH DELICIOUS a WTORTILLASc JL AMERICAN CHEESE W r.".' con- full dis- closure to defense attorneys at arraignment. Not all states force prosecutors to give information to defense lawyers. Setting up process requirements that make all lawyers in the system BOLOGNA -- If tinuances are granted, a new trial date Is set immediately. A presiding justice Not ail courts have one Monthly meetings among the justices are important, too, Friesen says Unified Calendar A unified criminal calendar with one clerk in charge. In some places, each judge keeps his own c alendar. Allowing .FLOUR is set at the time of arrest, a date for indictment at the arraignment and a court date at the time of - 58c King Alfred Daffodils.?. certain information about whether court procedures are working How many cases are settled SEEDLESS c act within limits. For example, all briefs must be filed with-- , in a certain number of days of the end of a trial Compiling statistical many dismissed Where do delays seem to in the prooccur How W ..Till Mwniiil secutors office, the CINNAMON department or police with the defense ROUS lawyers? "Simplistic MADE FRESH EVERY DAY more lawyers, 9 i. 99c 3 ,99c Poor Boy Rolls ftlini Fruit Piesasr. Garlic French Bread? 3 FRENCH BREAD Reynolds Aluminum LOAVES FOR 'Qca.i FORLaJbJ on the psychology of delay Fnesen says courts hae to create the expectation that cases will be tried promptly. A private defense lawyer, to make a living, has to have a backlog on his office He has to have a six month supply of cases If the backlog were cut back, he would have to ask for continuances Once the case has gone to the prosecutors, it may he by more important rases Scheduling is chaotic 2 ALBERTSONS LOCATIONS TO SERVE YOU AVAILABILITY SHOP OUR Each ot these advertised items is required to be readily available tor sale at or below the advertised price in each Albertson s store except as specifically noted m this ad IN-STO- RE ST. PATRICKS k DAY GOODIES!! V n d RAIN CHECK BAKERIES FOR ALL YOUR Copyright 1979 by Albertson's, Inc. All Rights Resnrvnd BAKERY PRICES NOT EFFECTIVE IN TOOELE, TAYLORSVILLE & CEDAR CITY, UTAH STORES more judges and more courtrooms would solve the problem. Fried sen says that may be part of tin solution, but the situation is much moire compli cated. Create Expectation The Portland plan AND OTHER CLEAN HOUSEHOLD ALUMINUM AT ALBERTSONSREYNOLDS MOBILE CENTER 1 te-o- z. answers Friesen work, You have a heavy cultural bias for continuing the status quo If people are accustomed to waiting six months for a jury trial, they think its Changing any okay. part of the system wonY work, because each is dependent on the rest Some prosecutors say don't says. We strive to have on hand sufficient stock of advertised merchandise It tor any reason we are out ol stock a RAIN CHECK will be issued enabling you to buy tbe item at the advertised price as soon as it becomes available almost everywhere. Friesen says, and lawyers are often asked to be in two courts al once But, he says. We often find that when you start scheduling on a more systematic basis the conflicting engagements of counsel disap- PRICES EFFECTIVE MARCH 7TH THRU 1 0TH IN UTAH STORES ONLY. pear. never going to 10 percent the rest of the cases are going to be dismissed or plead guilty, Fnesen The defendants says. are all waiting until the because last minute they dont know what the prosecutor is going to offer. Thats the way it's been for centuries settlements on the mir thouse steps " "You'-- e try more than H3 D dh !?!,, yftii Of i |
