, 1879-01-23

Not content with getting the Judgment OF ono |
lawyer, the reporter sought out anotlleE, who las
CONSIDERABLE Exf1nlEacR IN CRIMINAL MAT
Informed him briefly Of tic ruling Of the Appel,
late Cntlrt on appeals in criminal cascs, nti'l
as!:ctl l,ir. what, In his opinion, would he the
"1leaf,l Of that" said tho gentleman inter
rogatctT, "yestcrday nftcrnonn, asnl have, bern
looking up Fhe }aIht. because IL is certainly ono
nf cs,t'.f'l.rahfc Importance 10 person who.c
business lie. In t,r criminal courts as muca As
ming .lae:."
"Well," rnIsl The rrposter, "what ia tic re-
suit of thai concluston:', -. ,,u
am prepared Ia tay fo nnr clicnt Of mine That 1t IA
substantially matter u money With him A. 10
Whether he t" eet ol In sate tt'e 11fsy scres s
money. ! simply mean That, where n defendant
lns s,,tflr,rnt money 10 h'rc good lawver.-
shan:e S aS II istei f isft f u bis cons'eton
"f!nw IA IilafFf
".s,n,ply by what Nc poet cal!s .tl!e lnw's
dsfnys.' II ! can fight ct! ta.n tor two OF
CO.'S, for ali puhl,. feeling OIL the Fihtrct-if
tlu MA any-llnn dicl nwny. Wttnetses
havr dic,,. or 1ssc d!sa r.are or 'lvlr nstnu. ny ~.
! rlrs have hccuinc blslntWa. Tue rncr2T ot Tic
rro.crit'on in apt to rrlax. The Jury, seeing
conviction srt aside IN it'r previous eases: arc
biased towards Ielief IN thc f"'osenee Of tie
| dcienlant.h
"A tlclny uf twft Or three years. Jon say.
| Wlnf III tttl meant" ..
"at,np1y thai. Do sott remember
THE nArYERTT cAsEi"
"1na. was hcforo we. hata anv Appellate
Court. fhrn tlsrrc was an ari'ra to Ills sn-
| trcine C.,rt nn,y. Do you remember how long
| tlIMt tn<e tnukiH =. 49,.
II haye general recollection that 1t took
"Wc!i, rafferty, Killed O's.cara in the sum-
mcr Of lSi.. liz wns tried In this ttty In Fct'-
ruary, loi3. .1ulEu MrA1listcr granted Il supet-
II tirns III AtrIt. Tie Supreme Court, In No
| yenltlcr, reversed anil rcnlnnllrH. Ihrre was
new trial III i)cc.mbcr NJ at Wankcgan anil an
| u,i, sttpcrscdr;la Nn, granted Immediately af-
tcrwartis, anu IL was nut Til 'e emu uf Felr,t-
Rry, 18Th or tllorc thai, year and hall alter
| thp murder, thai RAFFERTY, sTas hanged. Ii tlty
dill tto*e things without The nlrrclful delays Gf
an Appellate Court, what 10 sou think VIC cas'
accomplish with ll?''
II will tell you wl,at would have been tho
1r THEIR had BEEN An APPELLATE COURT
IN 1871.
Rafferty,, convicted In February, would haye np-
pcalcd to the Appellate t.otrt,-and. bv thc way.
thcrc Is one thing 'l,at ought to say here: II
criminal ins a. gUusl a1d ~ energetic n lnwyrr
M llnfTcrty had, II don't make much difference
whutlnr ho has money or nut; II lio las law
yer wo will light Io Ease ont rs Small '!'d. fIa
Gun tlispensu With that .rOntnOtlity.-Wtich
would nnyc tnkcn up tls' case nong In Mnrcli.
Now. u.f,icr our present system, It Is miracle
II n IndCe can get through hnts-tuntcstetl
crtn'innI case witl'out ground tor error; There
It nut, nr tlrru may be error IN tint most pro
life nest ri errors, tho instructions: These
cover in MI ordinary casc sotIe"llsro from ten
.hrre Il nothing tl1cm 10 wh.cha g'tHf LAWYER ta
not raccut. If tic Appellate Court nti, whlct,
Is ,lnltkcIyt sustained tl,c Criminal Court. there
, wnuth still hnvc bsrn tlM ni'ncal on ~ the ~,
1nye rcversch, the rMsc would have beet
tried nEnln, a,al there would have bcen
nftcr The WnakcRan trial, anoslrr arrenl to ~
Appellate Court, a,nl, u,.sibly, os, to the su
prcu,r Court. H., III the first place, tht
Appellate Court hal 1svcrscd. tllen there
J ws,,ll hayo buen another trial IN t,r Criminal
, Court, then another appeal I" the Annrltat'
i Court, which might llays again reversed II ft't
raee wns well handled, nni aAotnr trial Hlht M
otlrr appeal, n,'t, II no error Wcrn found, :
: fnat apvenl to thr Supreme Court, wt!eh mtEhI
have aga1n reversed Nl Tcnatl'!etl, only to star
the cn*s ot, another incrFy. .0trr ollt'tscr."
m exeept,o,'nt t1,srl"
Y III t|link could pick out otl,crs. Surprising
s the Criminal Court ind ronvctc! X. X
, Turner, when ho wah tr,rd for forg
, erY: It was yery complicated ~ ca;' :,
with lota Of complicated no',nts u, u; In, =
j 10 lie Appellate Court. liz Ind plenty q
0 money tn sshs MS casu With. aud l'o wnnsi no
nave hes,alc 10 spend tin Inst cent. THAT chs
y would hare lcen bantli.al tnck and fnrth be
i tween thr Criminal, Appcl'ate, and snpretn
. Courts until II Ind Gust Coax cn.tsltY thonsanl
t ut,on tlnusatn!s Of s.0llurs. until the witnrsae
ld Disappeared asi Until ,r's. hail. ,,al eees,' on
!" ytc.l,n, that would Stick"
q "Wnat do yuu think
i THE RESULT
Of ste general knowledge Of this right Of app
"Aty impression IL, ut prcscnt, sf'at II w1
tend to swamp The Appellate Court"
- hut tl'r surFesau Court Isn't swatupcd Wit
this kind Of business '''w.".
n "That ts true; berausc T. Is 80 expensive
That ria bo,iy Is riv't here. i lawyer Aas to ~
~ no particular expsss so grl 'hete. It. T. nnt
My impression Is thai the lttHrnt 1t hceos'ss
T. gcusraly known an,onE .l.r profession " .!It't
It whu need their .erv'sSs that tAc,
o S1y en.n en ~s', apta, ''''TD ,r Gun vii '
e rush there, a,"l Tint 'H eurt.. whs '.as uo
~ tlatu leJl Its h,slncss asin,lrat!. In ll:.!. VT
~ ~ l3nd isse!t gradually sl!r,'in: hrn until,
=. ate1.'' ~ "
H. "What Is your opinion Of tho Appcl'a
~ Courts construction Ut the conflicting psoYi
,t lIns Ut ll;c lAwl'f
~ =. IL have uot examined ,l.c matter close
r. enough to pronounce an opiaIon On III. legal!
~ IT tue un.tcr. Ilv natural scn''cneyof q con
u. y, however, t" enlarge IT. lnri,4istl"l !. Is
~, no called wrongful. Where there u dou
il ,,s Court al%a" t. Esss itsc,l .r,h,,, ;ls to
Il srsat dea, 10 bo sa in favor Of its eoncI.son
H.. What the sunrclne tutlrt Will ultimately dct
n. Of tro;srse nobo1y knnws." -.
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