The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-11-17

reduoes ths loathaomeuasa 81 the ais-
aaae a. . minimum
our F7Orida procedure 10 q mfwlurc
- iiFee slsmeuin ca That provided
~ aotn ~ the Legislature O. atAimfen
ca tnat rreaerthsd - the supreme
eouft fpT themselves ana tha trial.
courts ca ard fhaf anEElad a. ire
ensnmur iaw narmuse ~ iris hsnna-
ina ~ these three very ineeflnite ela-
mnnta g iH alunut tmuasaiblo tc faH
in Mans Instances whistler Yom have
fhe rule righf ~ wroua. and 49, 4 ~
salt o. IL oftan lha eass that TIE rae.
uFda have 20 b. amended. thua ueeas-
stating further delaes
The many untuanes1- fnse dei1Fs in
ear procedure caass thn msncn aan-
Erailr co diaaredif the very immuca al
eair courts ana iiu anfeaa N maaL
Z howetsr he rcmamhefad thrf thr
counts are nee fo tIamf Tor this EN-
I ditnn. enreuf ncrslbig m some isnintna
T case Ire fHaEea ~ cur courts be-
long % a separate and dislinut branch
I af nur state guveFumeat. and tHrsr
duty Il SOLELY o. lnterprei the iamH
E provided fur cur cftizena - rhe .oa-
I iriatrei MT e. make the lave BIZ
tho ooarfg shouid trv to iuflucmco fhe
I passage % iawA e. aome think thsY
f shctld. g would subiect the bench 90
4 Hiticien They aFa forced to Wurk
with the toaIs provided f4r thcm ~
n law fnaainE branch. ezcepf snne
minoT rules a. pfocedlre that eaacfa
very liftle fhs proweas - onna.
Many oFlucisrna - LAWYERS aHa 90
- seen In cur period rsis. ohaFrinF
thai the har 81 90 blame fgr me eam-
+ riicated condition in whioh We rua
our rules ~ procedure. aud 81 b. ata n
said that the lawyers desire ems
methpd % reuain a. "a 10 raat th-B
may take advanfaRe Of them @hn
n not e reasonable conclusion. Tor u
rnust - cpneedod that FOR every ruii
az laW ar equty there must - op-
1 poainE attorneys and any attorney may
- ON either side % the suit-in other
words. the technical Advantages are
Just as often against an attorney a.
q 10 for him. and AT lawyers abhor
the technical knock ont more than the
layu.en. for be may not only lose the
ease bat his ability may be questioned
CRITICISM has come even 60 our SUI
pregne court hecauae Of the reversal
81 criminal caves upon what the aver
aEe man. NOT a lawyer. wouh aay va
"A frivolous tecnntcaiity. Tor instance
in the case ~ state W. Mohlsy. 81 va
hoid that the evidence 80 not sustain
the verdict. because Mohley waz in-
dlctsd for the iarceny ~ a ~cow
when the undisputed eytdens,s proved
the animal 60 be "a steer" ON
statutes makes ~ felony O. steal "nny
eow. huu o.. steer. heifer ~ caifs
The statutes Disseminated and ne = "A
these different animals ~ M bovins
specie ~ SAYS there 10 differences
hrcauHa N names both scnw~ and
steer" The Law says that me svfdcnc'
must prove every allegation 90 tha m.
dictmeut n Mobieyss case has nj
heen reversed he caulf have been IN.
diCted "a the neNf term ~ the cfrcui'
court FOR stealing e steer and ans
iury would have convicted BIN ana %,
court would have auatal4ed H. thus .,
would have sioed a Chance to raw,
been twice pat o. jeopardy Wa m
court 90 blame Tor thls reFerst7 rhsj
followed me law given them We hnv,
heard much about "sholishlng tech.
uicailtles" m court procedure. aua q
is always a matter ~ amusement q
che leWal profession Fur instance thl
matter ~ ernpnneilnH twelve juror
! instead 81 eleYen % nv "a capital cas-
+ Is a technically and the caHe VIII ~
reversed m you faN e. ure twelve Tn
fscf that the law urevffes that 4 per
snn must he indicted W ths count-
; whore the offenHe WIS comnfttad. "
{ that taa Indictment rnuet 10 slFne.
b ~ the fnrcnaan % TIRE rrand hlrv. q
3 mere technicaiifv nuf some on
p SAYS that n Il THE frivolous technl
q callfy that deserves the criticism q
2 thirty caaes before eur nuurans osur
z wherein technical errors had herl
{ found. TIRE eourt he'd "-rechnfrai -