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Court presents orientation session to Tribal Council
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September 13,1985
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Officer Bruce Fones. Court recorder Michele M cC ool performed her normal job duties.
H ere on the W arm Springs
reservation everyohe is entitled
to th eir day in c o u rt and to
ensure th a t people have their
day, plus have som e knowledge
o f how the c o u rt system w orks,
a day-long orientation was held.
It was the first tim e th a t the
co u rt system was explored by
the T rib al C ouncil an d m an
agem ent in an o rien tatio n p ro
gram .
C hief judge R ichard F red er
ick held the training A ugust 29.
E ach o f th e departm ents affi-
lated w ith the co u rt presented a
demonstration of how their depart
ment worked. Departments partic
ipating were th e judges, co u rt
c o m p lia n c e , c o u r t re c o r d s ,
intake, legal aid advocate, parole
and p ro b atio n , juvenile coordi-
antors, lead clerks, appeals clerks
and probate.
Listed on the day ’s agenda
were a show cause hearing; sen
tencing hearing;not-guilty hear
ing; court compliance work sta
tio n ; filia tio n h earing; c o u rt
intake; arraignm ents; trial p ro
ceedings; revocation hearing; no
b a il/n o bond hearings; parole
hearing; juvenile co o rd in a to r
role; custody hearing; case p ro
ceeding; appeals co u rt process
ing; probate; parole and p ro b a
tion department; legal aide depart
m ent; and juvenile n ot guilty
hearing.
T he goal o f the orientation
was to acq u ain t m anagem ent
and T ribal „Council w ith the
c o u rt system and how the new
code has been im plem ented into
the system. D uring all presenta
tions a tim e was given fo r ques
tions an d answ ers. U nlike a
court hearing p articipants were
able to stop proceedings to ask
questions.
O ne area th a t drew a good
deal o f atten tio n was the bail
and bond law. In the past, en
rolled m em bers were able to
sign bonds a t the jail. T h at has
been changed and they m ust
now sign in fro n t o f a judge.
This is so th at people who do
sign fully u n d erstan d they are
guaranteeing the defen d an t will
be in co u rt and if n o t then the
signers o f th e bond are respon
sible fo r the bail. In th e past
people w ould sign an d then
become angry because they were
held responsible. W ith the sign
ing in fro n t o f a ju d g e Who
explains th e term s there have
been fewer problem s since the
new policy w ent into effect.
D efendants w ho fail to appear
th en lose the right to have bail
posted or bonds signed. This is
to ensure they will be in co u rt
w hen th e d ate has been set.
People have always felt they
had the right to bail o r bond
and in some cases this is not
true.
P eople w ho fail to appear
lose th eir right to a trial by jury.
So it is im p o rtan t people un d er
stand their role as a defendant.
People w ho sign bonds m ust be
trib al m em bers w ho do no t owe
any m onies to the co u rt system.
T he arraig n m en t procedure
is a tim e when the defendant is
read his rights and w hat he is
charged with. T he person is
th en asked to plead w hether he
is guilty o r n o t guilty.
The role o f the juvenile coor
d in a to r’s office was explained.
D ave H arding, juvenile coordi
n a to r and juvenile co o rd in ato r
trainee N ancy C ochran were
in troduced and th eir jo b s and
case loads were expanded upon.
H arding explained th e coordi
n a to r’s d ep artm en t is the new
est d ep artm en t in the co u rt sys
tem. It w orks w ith juveniles in
need of supervision, abused child
Legal aid dep artm en t and its
ren, neglected children, child function were also explained
ren with behavior problems, adop ¡apd w h a t'th e ir role is in the
tions, and short term custody réservation ju dical system. The
placem ents. A t this tim e, the prosecutor’s role within the court
co o rd in ato r’s d ep artm en t is lo and police d e p a rtm e n t were
cated in th e counseling center covered in detail.'*
(qld girls dorm ). They w ork
A highlight in the day-long
w ith various d epartm ents in the o rien tatio n Was the m ock trial
hopes of diverting children from which was held fo r participants
being in court. It is th e goal to to see how the system w orked.
identify problem s before they The various m em bers of the
become m ajor. This often means departm ents p articipated in the
w orking w ith the schools, day mock trial. Several times during
care, and youth services.
th eco u rt presentations members
P ap o Cruz, head o f the T ri m anagem ent and council asked
bal parole and probation depart questions seeking a fuller under
m ent an d oth er staff m em bers standing o f th e i co u rt and its
presented a brief sum m ary of departm ents.
w hat the departm ent providess
; A ccording to judge Frederick
to the co u rt and various d ep art it is hoped th a t th é co u rt will be
m ents w ithin the trib al struc able to have m ore Orientations
ture. E arlier this year the offic scheduled both for the Council
ers o f the parole and p ro b atio n and com m unity members. These
d ep artm en t were sw orn in as orientations days will be printed
officers of the court thus giving in the Spilyay Tymoo for peo-
the department more authority. pie wh o a're irTterffsre'd' irf'h ^ '
The officers ena now m ake home coming more knowledgeable in
visits and have the pow er of system.
prfest.
Tent meeting set
Septem ber 16 thro u g h 18 is
the d ate set fo r a te n t meeting
sponsored by All Tribes C hris
tian Life C enter. Two miles
south o f W apato, W ashington
has been designated as the site'
fo r the meeting.
F eatu red will be D enney Du*
ron, form er college and world
football league player and cur
rent T.V, personality, evange
listand recording artist; DeAnza
D u ro n , reco rd in g a rtis t an d
speaker; and Joy, a music group ”
com posed o f Reggie W atkins,
Nancy Cochran, juvenile coordinator trainee and Dave Harding,
Teddy Grover and Dianne Redic
who have appeared in concerts juvenile coordinator, have been working with troubled juveniles in
and T.V. shows th roughout the Warm Springs since April. Their office is located on the second
u.s.
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,Meetings,will begin at 7 p.m.
each evening.
floor o f the old girl's dorm. An open house is plannedfor F riday,.
September 20 beginning a t3 p.m. Those who attend are required,
or at least encouraged, to bring a plant or poster to help decorate
their offices.
Public conscious of drinking, driving laws
The follow ing statistics were
com piled fro m th e P ro secu to r’s
daily ¡log. T he W arm Springs
T ribal Prosecutor keeps an accu
rate com pilation o f cases going
to co u rt as new charges, trials,,
and sentencings.
The following statistical inform
atio n has been com piled with
the intent of determining w hether
o r n o t the bail and bond proce
dure in effect a t this tim e has
been effective in deterring thè
contem pt o f c o u rt com plaints
th at have plagued the co u rt in
the past because of defendants
n o t appearing as scheduled or
bonded to appear.
T h e in fo rm a tio h has been
tak en from m onthly log ehtries
w ith regard to the tim e-frajne in
which the new b ail and bond
procedure to o k effect on M arch
23, 1985. T he corresponding
tim e-fram e from 1984 was util
ized so th a t a general com pari
son can be draw n betw een last
year’s stats with the old bonding
procedure in effect and this year’s
status w ith the new bail and
bond procedure.
The inform ation was gathered
with the intent of focusing upon
the cases th at are the bulk of the
T ribal C o u rt’s caseload, that'
being of alcohol-related offenses;
i.e., D U II, L iq u o r Viôlations,
and D isorderly C onduct. M uch
m ore energy and tim e would be
necessary to com pile inform a
tion regarding the entire array
o f the c o u rt’s caseload; furth
erm ore, m any cases occur so
infrequently th a t their num bers
would be insignificant for the
purposes and intent described
above.
T he in fo rm atio h th a t can be
Spilyay Tym oo photo courtesy o f BIB M art holler
obtained from thé stats indi
Preparing fo r surgery, P a t Leno-Baker donates blood which she cates th a t there is a shift in thé
vill use fo r herself if needed. B lood is usually donated fo r general num ber of charges being brought
tse but use may be specified by donor.
PapoCruzactedouttheroleofdefendantwhowaschargedwithdrivingundertheinfluence.H ewas
defended by legal aide Spud Langnese. Tribal prosecutor Paul Minthorn presented the case against
Cruz. The trial was without jury. Cruz lost his ease.
to-the p o u rt in 1985 th an in the
previous year, which, pan be
attrib u ted to the T ribal C o u rt’s
ability to get a defendant before
a judge to answ er to a charge in
a much more controiled fashion.
The W arm Springs Police Depart
m ent has also noticed a decline
in' the num ber o f people stopped
oh traffic stops th at have a
“drinking driver?’ The people
are still o u t th ere d rin k in g ,
however, since the im plem enta
tion o f the new consequences of
bond procedure, the public is
very cautious and Conscious of
the Consequences of drinking
and driving, w hich is oh the rise
in the num ber of contacts the
police m ake with th e com m un
ity th a t h av e an au to m o b ile
full of intoxiated citizens with
the exception o f the driver.
Finally, m any m ore people
are pleading guilty to the charges
that they have during the arraign
m ent stage of their court proT
ceedings. W hether or not his
can be attributed to the new bail
and bond procedure rem ains to
be seen, as the tim e-fram e th at
these status have been compiled
upon are really not enough to
draw solid conclusions. A guess
Would b e th a t m any people
w ould gather n o t take anym ore'
time than is necesary to get their
dealings with the law over with -
and an y hopes of “beating the,
ra p p ” are not there anym ore,,
prim arily because the defend
an t did not and will n ot post the«;
bail to get out ;of jail, he would I
m uch rath e r sib it out until, lie
dôes.get before the judge in the
hopes th a t his tim e in jail will
count fo r something.
Again, these stats include ohly
the dates from M arch 23,1984,
through July 15,1984 and March
23,1985, through July 1 5 ,1985J
' T xTRlMiPKOSECUTION StATIS3iI|g1984 &■ 1985
JMUARY.THR^JUNE
Represents ¿the Tibial crim inal chargés arraigned 'for'.the m
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fe re b
seats/ th e to ta l o f charges where alcoholand druas are d ire c tly o
ectly related to the crime, suspect -is under the influence o f ale
c a controlled substance*. | A
..........3
1 " 'A p ril '
........16
.¿ D Ù IÏ;;\. «.Ì4&I4
- May
sentk the number of ;O0ir bases* ffor 'tha.t month.
I / D U II':...
■y
..........7
July
, - to ta l; ÍÍU1I'' .cases -
j 56
.42% Tevier.iQUIIxase# same time
ñ -'pf .pl.badi nps; ¿at ,a
imfent tf b f ’ ÒÙII charges
■ 02-23-?€¿.>throuqh 07-Ì&-84 ,
52*, Peoreáge • •
D U II.; 6 •
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56%
;.....5
March ,
; Appii ? •D U II....’.
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50%
...... 9 '
33%
....1 4
382.
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July
03-^2*85. thfcòuqffffi)Ìfel5i-;85.?
; 33%-Increase • •
.k à rc h -,, ^DUI'I;.^;.# ..........1
b y t i. A . v
A p ril
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June
S
i 23, 1984' - M y 15 . ,1984 ■>
31%
D U II,.... . . . . . .9
D U II...? i
^ D U IIih
65%
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