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By JOE ROLAND
the defendant, since a violation The biggest plus for the sys- In the case of youthful of- j ruary and scheduled for the day
Gazette Staff Writer
is not technically a "crime." tem, is that it allows a better! fenders, there are. even morejwhen the district attorney wno
The catch win plea bargain- form of justice by making a\ distinctions. The case this week|reducedth e plea will be ir
The conflict between the dising is that the defendant mus:
trict attorney and defense atLIST PRICE ON
plead guilty to the reduced more suitable punishment pos-1 was finally adjourned into Keb-jcourt.
torneys ov reh teuse and abuse
crime, thus passing the buck to sible.
of reducing charges flared up
. In fact, what the systerq doesi AH Types — BRICK BLOCK STONE CONCRETE MASONRY
the judge.
in City Court this week during
a heated argument between actTuckpintinj;,' Parting,
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The judge must decide wheth- do is save untold man hours ml Cleaning
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ing Sity Court Judge Nunzio
er or not to accept the reduced court by saving off a trial.
Rizzo and AssW Dist. Atty. Shacharge, whether or not to ac- A sample week showed that Restored to the Original and Given an Articulate Finish
of 16 cases disposed of through
vasp Hanesian.
HAEBERLE FCAZA (Portage & Pine)
lt cept the guilty plea, whether or
As
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The trouble started Monday
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been violated, and finally, what ed pleas to rdeuced charges.
appeared before the bench and; Following an arraignment in enalt t 0 e x a c L
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reported that he was ready for City Court the attorney for the P
How does the judge know? .
defendant
sets
a
trial
date.
a youthful offender hearing.After deciding on an agreeHanesian calmly approached Sometime before the trial dale, able reduction, the defense at*
the
attorney
makes
the
deterthe bench and reminded the
judge that the teen-ager involv-Sanation that his client has. attorney and the district attorney
ed had been charged with a! best, a slim chance of acquit- approach the judge in open
court and explain that they de
felony; which is not triable in|' a ^
City Court. Hanesian said he! Rather than to take a chance s i r e a rdeuction.
had agreed to reduce thejwith the trial, he may open Major Danger Is Cited
charge to a misdemeanor to discussions with the district :Although ethics demand that
enable the youth to-plead guilty; attorney who is'working in City the judge not participae in plea
discussions, most judges like to
to being a youfhful offender. jCocrt that day.
know
why they should allow the
Factors in Reductio n
Procedure Employed
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Judge Rizzo looked over the
v
any
number of reasons,
vopy of court proceedings kept|su~For
av'ailabilitv
of wit- The biggest fear created by
ch" a s
in the file and said there was no nesses, the circumstances sur-jthe system is that an unscrupunotati6n that the boy, who had rounding the alleged crime, or lous district .atorney and an wbeen declared a youthful offend- the previous record of the de-i ethical defense attorney could
er, had to enter a guilty plea. fendant, the. district attorney | combine to pervert justice:
"Your honor, we are not res- may decide that the defendant!
ponsible for what the judges deserves a break.
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put on the record. It is an understanding that our office has he defendant's attorney and
before we reduce the charge," the district attorney then decide j
on a suitable crime. It must be j
said Hanesian.
The assistant district attorney a fesser, related offense.
explained that his -office will In a felony matters, the deallow reductions for the purpose fendant is entitled only to a
of obtaining youthful offender preliminary hearing in City
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status only if, the defendant has Court. If the defense attorney
a clean record, the arresting of-|can get a crime reduced from
on few of a kind items!
ficer gives his approval, and a|the felony to the misdemeanor
reduction is needed to confer level, he plops the case back
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jurisdiction.
into City Court jurisdiction.
Confusing Area of Law
A misdemeanor, with less
The conflict was not the first severe penalties, can be tried
over plea bargaining, which is in City Court and saves time for
perhaps one of the most confus- the defendant and his attorney.
ing and shrdowy areas of crim- Lower-Level Charge
inal law.
Below the misdemeanor level
Plea bargaining is not speci- are violations. This presents
fically provided for in the penal another attractive reduction for
laws, but has been generally
upheld in five Supreme Court
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Winners in the Lewiston Jay>
cees Christmas lighting and
decorating contest were announced today by James Alaimo
and Joel MacDonald, co-chairmen of the contest.
Two top winners were Becker's
Shell Station and Lewiston
Cleaners.
Honorable mention went to
Philbrick's gasoline s e r v i c e
station and Eddie's Paint Shop.
Falls Student
In Bowl Game Band
A Niagara Falls man is a
member of the 125-man University of Notre Dame band which
will make its first bowl appearance on Jan. 1 at the Cotton
Bowl in Dallas, Texas. Notre
Dame's football team will play
the University of Texas Longhorns.
In the Notre Deme band is
Jack M. Leo, son of Francis J.
Leo; 498 79th St. He is a senior
majoring in aerospace and mechanical engineering, and plays
the alto sax.
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the World, has been appointed.
It consists of Stanley Polka,
chairman; Leo Buchalski and
Adolph Latko, president of the
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