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Show UINTAH BASIN STANDARD, November 6, 1985, Letters The right to jury trial is one of the chief guarantees against Continued from page 2 prosecutorial excess. In this case, the prosecutor himself Hind d happened. Instead, the interviewer either led or pleasured the all the chargee against my chant. He never had a case against my girls into telling the story that the interviewer wanted to hear. client and he never proved any The interviewer, and not the criminal conduct on the port of girls, was actually the me who ..my client. Subsequent to the ' named which dismissal of chargee, body parts the teacher supposedly touched. No attempts have been made by the competent and unbiased inter- . prosecutor and the Duchesne viewer would ever tell a witness County Sheriffs Office, but what body part was allegedly slanderous statements about my touched by the perpetrator. client cannot change the fect that Common sense dictates that an he is innocent interviewer should never contaHave you ever patted a minate the witnees by telling the neighbors child on the bottom or torv for thfl witness. rubbed a child on the bulk? If After the initial interviews of you have, watch out, because y the girls, no law enforcement ou may be the next one accused of child molestation. personnel ever took the time to interview the other teachers or Sincerely. the principal at the school Had Walter F. Bugdenjc. that been done, the prosecutor Attorney at Law would have learned that most, if not all of the teachers at the school touched students in preContinued from page 1 cisely the same way that the accused did. The prosecutor the whole office, - summarised would have learned that teachers evening when, in answer to a routinely touch students to offer question, stated, "In Indian Law positive reinforcement to the then are no definitive answers students. The prosecutor would end this dedeion raises more have also learned that one of the questions than answers. One member of the audience girls had threatened to "get rid" of other teachers just like she had asked when the ruling was an file end how members of ; the gotten rid of my client, who eras coaid review it. pressured to resign as a result of community the prosecution. Drsney stated he haul n copy end Do you remember reading or would bo wining to make copies of his for anyone interested, the hearing about the Salem Witch Trials? The prosecutors fervor dedeion ia just over 100 pages. for obtaining a conviction was so strong in this matter that ha Several issues came from the' completely disregarded the fact audience that were of apparent that the teacher has passed a One centered deep concern. polygraph test on whether he had around the possibility of some . touched any of the girls at the loss ofproperty. Severri members elementary school on their breast of the panel expressed the opinion or genital areas. The prosecutor that there should be no loss of also refused to even have his own rights for those buying property polygraph expert review the or owning the land. Concerns polygraph charts. Is that fair? wen also raised over the BIA or Impartial? Does that seem conTribe buying lend to put Into sistent with trying to find the Tryst, which were termed truth in this case? This case was since the BIA nor the groundless a witchhunt from start to finish. Tribe have plans to purchase any For my client, his wife, and his further ground. four children, this was a nightwas the Another concern mare. Imagine the horror of bring end hunting fishing rights. wrongly accused of molesting a Chapooee was asked if the Tribes child. Just think about the hunting permits extended to the embarrassment of having your entire boundary and if they had name smeared. Add to all of this put mom wardens out to cover the very reel terror of going to the enlarged boundsuy. He stated prison for many years. Knowing the tribal permits wen only for in your heart that you art the Trust lands and denied any innocent does very little to relieve increase hi warden manpower. the fear that you might be Story attempted to clarify the convicted of a crime that you issue by stating there had been never committed. no change this year as far ae To everyone , who knew this hunting and hahing rights were school teacher, the suggestion concerned. And to the beet of her that he was a child molester was information the Tribe would not about as absurd as. saying that be able to "regulate television's Mr. Rogers is a child on ground. aa.far, aa molester. The fether of one of the and fishing." ' hunting u alleged victims has written about Economic issues and water how frustrated he was to see my rights wen also addressed. Water client leave the courtroom to several rights, according smiling, knowing he had beaten members of the panel, should the system." I have a young have no change due to this ruling, daughter myself, and I can but economic matters an annUmr emphathise with the fading" ana.- Chapooee said ha had no expressed in his letter. Nothing, "definite statement regarding however, could be further from . taxes but that all of those areas the truth, with regard to that would have to be studied. , fathers perception. My client, his Sohitfcma Sought wife, his fellow school teachers, of All the panel members, I courthis friends, and left the . except Chapooee, stated one room and cried because we were possible solution to the quandry so thankful that our system of all have found themselves in ia a worked. had justice funnegotiated settlement. Chapooee, In America, a concept when asked if the Tribe was damental to our system of justice to negotiate a willing is that a person is presumed immwnt until proven, guilty, said the Business Committee would be willing to wait end see beyond a reasonable doubt or yrhat type of ideas wen brought until he or she enters a guilty up but they would be willing to plea. The school teacher eras talk, not negotiate. defend these to against prepared What the Counties and State charges before a jury of his peers. have outlined aa avenues towerda ohtiou is several tiered. Draney stated he sees possible legislation ae one avenue, negotiation aa another, and the eventuality of furth Iritigation aa wall Dm one comment that perhaps best summarized the evening was then were many misconceptions bout the case and hoped the information discussed during the evening was hripfuL . Howard Both Congressman Nielson, and have issued debates Senator Jake Garn statements supporting the decision of Secretary of the Interior, Donald P. to establish integral vistas around national parks. Hodri,-refusin- ; g ' his expressing of decision the for strong support Secretary Hodri not to publish a fatal list of integral vfotee, said Jurisdiction in Nielson, , "I cannot emphasise man-mad- strongly enough the negative impact that integral vistas would have on the state of Utah. In my bpinion, the Secretary made the right decision and I support him. In the announcement of his decision,. Secretary Hodri indicated that existing federal and state Chan Air Act programs are adequate to protect visibility in national parks. Aa the Secretary - prior to enactment of the amendments to the Clean Air Act, I have first hind know-- . ledge of the intent of the law. Nowhere in that act is the concept of integral vistas discussed. It was limited to visibility within the national parka, and visibility standards did not contemplate the creation of subje ective, vistas stretching aa far as the eye can see to 1977 -- . the horizon. Hodri said that of integral vistas would not be good tor the parks . and would only create an atmosphere of confrontation and . expensivelitigation." "As Secretary Hodri said in his statement, existing laws 'and administrative processes.. .enable full protection of Americas national parka and aHmmatw any outlined, . federal regulations' direct state reviews of new, '.need to create a list of integral vadUtioa or major modifications 'concluded Senator vistas, ' Gam. for the purpose of protecting Secretary "designation ! L . visibility. No adverse impacts to the visibility within the boundaries of a National Perk Service unit or other federal Class I area an pennissible. AU major industrial plants locating near a. Claes I ana must undergo new source review end demonstrate that operations will not violate the strict air quality standards. In Atitinw, they must install beat available control technology. The integral vista concept was a regulatory creation without a deer statutory basis. Final fafantift-atlnof integral vistas would have resulted in additional . n unnecessary regulatory burdens as well as coats to the consumer without .any corresponding environmental benefits. Nielson added that the Secretary's derision responsibly reflects both a clear understanding of existing authority and a firm commitment to visibility in our national paries. non-India- st Wi amount showed Integral Vistas finally shot down face-savin- g non-tru- by Story. She said the and diversity of questions Pege 3 ' Gam said, I'm .extremely pleased that Interior Secretary Con Hodri has made the proper decision in refusing to establish integral ' vistas' around''' our national parks. Ae an original participant in the Congressional The Environmental Protection Agency proposed the integral vista idea in 1980 as part of visibility regulations implement- ing provisions of the Clean Air Act That decision is the subject of litigation. "I agree with Secretary assessment that most, if not all perceived threats to visibility around our national lack of porks results from communication between interested groups and those who am believed to be a danger. The resulting hysteria creates overreaction such ae demands for visual protection for hundreds of miles around the parks. Its not practical to limit all visual impairing activity for those kinds of distances," arid Utahs senior member of Congress, and I congratulate Secretary Hodri for coming to the only reasonable HodeTs . . conclusion. Gam has said, "the air act is more thap protecting our National Parks. Numerous projects planned for location ( near : Utah parka have been abandoned ' or moved because of existing lew. There is no As Senator current clean ; need for integral vistas. Weather A fell sunset, something to be enjoyed this but week or so. Weather reports say we may be about at the end of the enjoyable period of the year. 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