Show Australia Asks AsI s For FOl Court COllIt Information Judge Wendell B. B Hammond of the Bountiful City Court has just recently received a aletter aletter letter from the Ul University of Sydney Australia asking for information as to this courts court's method of bail procedures with arrested persons and for issuing summons Tins THIS MATTER MATIER of bail reform reform reform re re- re- re form procedures began in inthe inthe inthe the Bountiful court three years ago when Judge Hammond was the first judge in Utah to toI adopt the meth methods that were I started in New York City And because of this Judge Hammond was invited to at attend attend at- at attend tend a conference in the Chambers Chambers Chambers Cham Cham- bers of the Chief Judge of New Yorks York's Appellate Court Judge Bernard Botein FOLLOWING this conference conference conference confer confer- ence the Vera Foundation of New York City issued a booklet booklet booklet book book- let on the reports of the various various various var var- ious judges attending the con con- ference Because his name and court appeared in the report report report re re- re- re port which had wide circulation circulation circulation tion Judge Hammond has had letters from several interested persons and from colleges of law throughout the US U.S. and now comes this one from the College of Law of the Sydney Australia Ul University which will soon receive back backa a report on the methods used in our court |