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HomeMy WebLinkAbout5 of 1963 - A resolution Endorsing the request of the Attorney General of Utah, the Salt Lake County Bar Associa • II II Resolution No. 5 By Mayor J. Bracken Lee COMMIBBION[R Endorsing the request of the Attorney General of Utah, the Salt Lake County Bar Association and the Criminal Section of the Utah State Bar for the American Bar Association to select Salt Lake City and its environs as one of the areas in which to conduct the proposed investigation for the establishment of a system of furnishing public defenders for indigent persons charged with crime. Prowled to the Board of Commissioners AND PASSED APR3 1963 itt"fliallOtyth,q4 CITY RECORDER National LEGAL AID and DEFENDER Association astiWnmne United States Honorary President AMP:RICAN BAR CENTER • 1155 EAST 60TH STREET • CHICAGO 37 OFFICERS Williem T.Gossett,President Washington,D.C. Murray Seosongoed Reginald Heber Smith Honorary Vice Presidents John W.Cummiskey April 8, 1963 Herman I.Pollock Sylvester C.Smith,Jr. Maynard J.Tall Theodore Voorhees Vice Presidents Harrison Tweed Treasurer Junius Allison Herman J. Hogensen, City Recorder Secretary Salt Lake City Corporation 200 City and County Building BOARD OF DIRECTORS Robert D.Abrahams,Philadelphia Salt Lake City 11, Utah Arthur K.Andersen,Des Moines William H.Avery,Chicago Richard Rentley,Chicago Hugh L.Biggs,Portland Dear Mr. Hogensen: Cecil E.Burney,Corpus Christi Edward O.Co.,r Jr.,New York Arthur J.Cobb,Baton Rouge Hon,J.Allan Crockett,Solt Lake City We have received the resolution passed by the John W.Cummiskey,Grand Rapids !ober,S.Cushman,Chicago Moe.Leon T.David,Los Angeles Salt Lake City Commission indicating an interest in the Hon.F.Ryan Duffy,Milwaukee John L.Francis,Columbus Special Defender Project. However, since we are still in Eugene H.Freedheim,Cleveland Robert H.nor .G Gardiner,Boston the formative stage of development, we will have to defer Mores P.Gipson,New w Orleans g P Hon.Arthur J.Goldberg,Washington specific information until our program has been formulated. William T.Gossett,Bloomfield Hills Hon.John M.Harlan,Washington J.Clement Johnston,Buffalo Hon.Florence M.Kelley,New York The National Legal Aid and Defender Association Robert L.Koeppel,Miami g Edward W.Kuhn,Memphis is the recipient of the Ford Foundation grant, and we are Ross L.Malone,Roswell Orison S.Maiden,New York now developing a nation-wide advisory committee to set John J.hkCloy,New York Lewis C.Minion,Detroit Horace P.Moulton,New York over-all policies. We hope that sometime this summer Charles B.Murray,Washington Robert H.Nelson,Chicago we will be able to make a more definite announcement as to Martin N.Pulleh,Oakland John Robb,Jr.,Albuquerque the areas covered and the projects ects to be supported. We will Whitney North Seymour,New York Sylvester C.Smith,Jr.,Newark then be able to reply in more detail. Josephine Howard Stafford,Tampa P y John S.Tennant,New York Franklin A.Thayer,Denver Maynard J.Toll,Los Angeles Harrison Tweed,New York Sincerely, Theodore Voorhees,Philadelphia Howard C.Westwood,Washington DeWitt Williams,Seattle • Laurence I.Weed,New York Charles A.Woods,Jr.,Pittsburgh John W.Yager,Toledo • J ius L. Allison DEFENDER COMMITTEE xecutive Director Herman I.Polkek,Chairman 700 Dewey Building JLA:jm Philadelphia 7 Andrew T.Campoli,Pittsfield Gerold W.Catty,Chicago Gerald S.Gold,Cleveland Robert L.Koeppel,Miami Anthony F.Marra,New York Charles B.Murray,Washington Martin N.Pulkh,Oakland Hugh Stanton,Memphis STAFF Junius 1.Allison Executive Director John F.K.Irving Field Director Mayo H.Molder Director,Membership Services Mary M.Smithburg Staff Assistant . April 5, 1963 American Bar Association 1155 East 60th Street Chicago 37, Illinois Gentlemen: Here is a Resolution passed by the Salt Lake City Commission endorsing the request of the Attorney General of Utah, the Salt Lake County Bar Assoc- iation and the Utah State Bar Association, that Salt Lake City be selected as one of the areas to be investigated for the establishment of a system of furnishing public defenders for indigent persons. Yours truly, City Reward Ct§ 14144 Enclosure - 1 Copy to: Files oz o o z.s,USN ROLL CALL Salt Lake City, Utah, April 3 , 196j... VOTING Aye Nay I move that the Resolution be adopted. Christensen . . ✓ 7-2 Harrison . . . 1,4 smart . Romney . . . 4 Mr. Chairman RESOLUTION Result . . . . WHEREAS, the Ford Foundation has made a grant of funds to the American Bar Association to be used to investigate the estab- lishment of a system of furnishing public defenders for indigent persons charged with crime; and WHEREAS, the American Bar Association contemplates setting up certain experimental areas within the United States in which to conduct such investigations; and WHEREAS, the Attorney General of Utah, the Salt Lake County Bar Association and the Criminal Section of the Utah State Bar have requested the American Bar Association to select Salt Lake City and its environs as one of the experimental areas: NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF SALT LAKE CITY that the Board of Commissioners of Salt Lake City hereby endorses the request so made to select Salt Lake City and its environs as one of the areas in which to conduct the proposed investigation and hereby respectfully requests the American Bar Association to give favorable consideration to the request so made. Passed by the Board of Commissioners of Salt Lake City, this Third day of April , 1963. K r ' Cit c