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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 1, 1949)
PACf SIXTEEN HIRALD AND NEV.'S. KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON THURSDAY, DEC. 1, 14 Supreme Court Blamed In Flood of Habeas Corpus Freedom Bids Br CLARKE BEACH WASHINGTON Th clvll-rlghta- minded supreme court s determined I fori to protect the rights of pris oners hu brought It a peck of trouble. Many of IU decisions In the past 11 reera hare provided convicts with new legal arguments to se cure wrlu of habeas corpus. When uch wrlu are granted, the prisoner or his attorney Is given a new hear ing In the lower court. In rare Instances the court, after reviewing the record of the case, grants a new trial. In a few cases, prisoners art art free If the prosecuting at torney decides that the slate no longer has a good legal ease against the convicted nun. Bis- Hope Bo writs of habeas corpus repre sent most prisoners' sole hope for a speedy release. When the supreme court became more and more critical of lower courts or local police of ficials who it felt violated a prison er's constitutional rights, the prison ers heard about it and promptly took advantage of It. Chief Justice Vinson said recently that the supreme court In lis but term received petitions irom state or federal prisoners who claimed there was something illegal about their convictions or their treatment In Jatl. Only M such petitions were received by the high court in 1830. The prisoners often act on their own. without help of a lawyer. They frequently write Informal, penciled notes to the court. Vinson said that M out of 100 of them nave litue or no legal merit. Yet all that are received have to be given a number and full consideration. Nearly all of them are turned down, but a few each term receive an open hearing. The habeas corpus epidemic started after the Johnson versus Zervst derision In 1WS. when the court found that the trial court had not given the prisoner his consM tutlonal right to legal counsel. The McNabb case, in IMS, provided new hope for writ-hungry prisoners. In It the court decided the convicts nsa been held too long between the time of arrest and arraignment. The last big habeas corpus push came after the decision In the Tony Msrino ease In 147. That too In volved the Issue of lark of proper legal counsel. Vinson says the burden on the supreme court could be relieved It the states and lower courts would see that prisoners always got a habeas corpus hearing where It waa Justified. But the lower courts have found their work load Increased as much as thst of the supreme couit. judge Louis K. Goodman, of the U. 8. district court in San Francisco, in 1M7 told how Alcairea prisoners keep that court constantly busy. Be tween 1M7 and 1M7 there SH peti tions filed by 1M Inmates. 'Law 8cheeT Federal lawyers refer to the Al es teas petitioners as "the Alcatrat law school." In many prisons the convicts take correspondence courses In lsw. In some eltiea there are prisoners who art as their own at torneys and make headlines coming Into court with new petitions. It gives them a trtp downtown. Judge Qoodmsn said the habeas corpus petitions had become 'a penitentiary racket." He waa plain ly crltlclcal of the supreme court for opening up new fields In which prisoners could abuse the privilege of habeas corpus. SWITCH BEND, Ore.. Dec. 1 (JtHoward Moffat, manager of the Pasco chamber of commerce, has accepted the same position with the Bend chamber. no) Pin Street! Phone Jill V stop u,tk Ml MU09 1M tUt tfeWncnf 4.254.50-is ull J.Jai.io-i iTw e.J54J0-io; 14.3$ . 455.00-19. 1075 7.00-la.::. 144$ 1 4.404.30-?.:;:... cs OcZ w - GRP kV gnoelW- era fowss aea aa toast eaw .io4.7o-i$..;i... nn i.Hiio-i? njs 4 504.70-14.;;;;.. 1430 4733.00-19.;;:;.. 11.15 7.007.40-1. ::::.. 17.33 4.404.3Q.?1::;;:., 11.1$ 'Sjitowllti-lnl.ytni.ili, ww. JT'M " rWl hp Phon 3188 9th and Pin. Strttts 'Hi I'V ' WARMEST FABRICS ...CHOICEST FURS NEWEST STYLES BUD That Boast Qualify casud Smartness SALE PRICED! Reg.58 NOW $45 Reg. '38 NOW $30 NO 20 TAX It's been years since we've seen fur-trimmed coots at such low price. Now Wards bring you soft all-wool sheen coverts with trims of mouton dyed lamb, dyed muskrat, dyed pieced Persian lamb, dyed Indian lamb, natural and dyed squirrel. You'll enjoy their warmth and smartness all winter, but hurry to Wards and select your fur-trimmed coat right owoy! Newest shades. Misses' sixes. Prize.. uit Buys --BUDGET PRICED AT WARDS Tailored or Soft Styles -With New Fashion Details SALE PRICED! Reg.19" NOW $i5 Reg.$29" NOW$25 Per Dress, Sports and Casual Wear So handsomely tailored, so smartly styled looking dollars more than Wards low price! Crisp wool and royon gobar dines, sharkskin or glen plaid weoves! Tailored or soft styles with new foshion occents on pockets, buttons, collars! Truly outstanding of Wards penny-wise price! See today! Misses' sizes. ADD FUR-TRIMMID COATS TO YOUR WARD MONTHLY PAYMINT ACCOUNT! MEZZANINI FLOOR
