New Britain herald., 1930-02-10
CONDEMNS COURTS,
 JUDGES, LAWYERS
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make model judges Paying his respects 10 lawyers. Rev. MT. White said that they go through the lip service Of court ritual and feel that any outspokcn criticism Of our present procedure would make them unpopular with the profession and might jcopardizo their clients when they took their cases 10 court"
 Inconsistency in Court
 ''ConncctlCut legislatures pass hun drcds Of laws but there is no infor- nation as 10 what is done with those laN9 after they are given 10 the po- Ice and the courts 10 onforC" and interprct," Rev. MT White said Tn comparing one court with another. thcre is found an i'm possible incon- sistency Of interpretation that can not be reconciled with either com mon sense or good government.
 The Connecticlt statutes allow much discretion to tho court, but as now exercised il goes far beyond making allowances for tho ctrcmn- stances under which tho crime was committed t is very evident that judges and prosecuting attorneys arc often governed by entirely different theories Of law and some times rc- write the statutes of the state 10 con 1orm to their own ideas Of what they ought to be. or 10 local public opin- ,on or 10 the advice of their political aponsors. Under these circumstances. an offender may be dismissed with gesture in one court who would have been sent 10 jail in the next town.
 Tt Is inevitable when inc public realizes that the judges and prose- cutors may do as they please with the law, that juries will do the same and bring in verdicts contrary 10 the law and evidence When there is no proper respect for the courts, disin- tercsted witnesses will not testify for the state. Men will not serve on juries. if they have to face the ridi- cule of their friends
 Contrary to the general notion. il IS the prosecuting attorney who is chiefly responsible for enforcing the laws of the state. In q nearby city z. new prosecuting attorney vas ap- pointed who had q different attitude toward the enforcement Of law. Im- nnediatcly the fines and penalties inn posed by the court were increased four times. There was no change in he judge or in police activity. This illustrates how prosecuting attor ney can turn law enforcement on and off like a faucet.
 Enforcement of Connecticut law breaks down most Of all in the courts that hear appealed cases from inc city and town courts. Naturally q city court judge wishes 10 have his sentence upheld on appeal, but somc of these courts settle more than nine-tenths Of their appealed cases over the bargain counter, offering | he occuscd whatever reduced penal 1y is necessary 10 secure from him 2 plea Of guilty. Although the right of trial by jury is seldom exercised, it is formidable club for forcing q court 10 make concessions. If the at torncys for the defense should sud denly demand jury trials with all the trimmings for their clients, the ad- ministration Of justice would simply stop. for our present court facilities could not take care Of i0 per cent of the cases, The only way to prevent unjustfied appeals is 10 add some hing to the penalty Of the lower court upon conviction, but this is al most never done. The man who no" goes to jail nurses the grievance that he is there only because he is too poor 10 put up bond, hire q law yer, and change the jail sentence Of the city court into lawyers fees
 TeIonics Crowd Court Docket
 Tn the trials Of fclonies the dock cts of some Of our superior courts are so crowded and the prosecuting attorneys so heavily burdened, that it is simply impossible for them tC adequately prepare and prosecute their eases. The opening Of the court session is popuarly termed as bar gain day
 "American criminologists hay' usually ignored the chief 1unctlon' Of law which are 10 punish the crlm' and prevent it's repetition by others They have created stat" ot con su8ion Of the public mind. They haF' really increased crjm" by ttIlins 1hs binds of the judges with lndecislor and inhibitious.
 "Where thf administration o' justice is old-fasuiouod and rrm" ls not regarded as mental aDerrauou when punishment is prompt and rn ,lties hurt, there is i"sa than one rourth Of our crime This IS SO H any civilized counrv in Europe o' .n Canada across iHn border
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