HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 6122 N.C.S. 08/21/1972 EER:btr 8/17/72
-iesolution:No.... 6'12'2 N.C.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PETALUMA,
CALIFORNIA, URGII'IG ADOPTION OF LLGISLATIOc1 to IT'PLEMENT
CERTAIN RECOMMENDATIONS OF TIE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON
CRIMINAL JUSTICE OF THE STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA
INTRODUCED BY COUNCILMAN - -G` ' At Meeting of
the City Council of the City of Petaluma on the 21st day of August 19_72-
NAPPLYPINFAYAWYV
WIEREAS, the State Bar Special Committee on Criminal Justice has studied
the California Judicial. System, and after extensive research has recommended
to the Board of Governors of the State Bar certain improvements in the .
California Criminal. Justice System; and
WHEREAS, the City Council feels that adoption of certain -recommendations'
would improve the judicial process , provide .for equal justice under the law,
and modernize and make more effective the California Judicial System.
NOW, THEREFORE, -1E. IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
.Petaluma, urges the California State 'Legislature to adopt appropriate legi.s-
lation, the Judicial Council to implement the recommendations , and each judge
to take action to improve the California Judicial, System as follows:
1. All pretrial Mot-lobs in felony) cases handled in the Superior Court
should be consolidated in a single omnibus hearing with the right to pretrial
appellate review.
2 . A rule of court to provide for a mandatory pretrial disposition
hearing (Plea bargaining) .
3 . (a) The Judicial Council should urge all judges to implement and
follow the provisions of Penal Code 1050 which requires:
"The welfare of the people of the State of California requires that
all proceedings in criminal cases shall be set for trial and heard
and determined at the earliest possible time, and it shall be the
duty of all courts and judicial officers and of all prosecuting
attorneys to expedite such proc'eedings. te the greatest degree that is
consistent with the ends of justice No continuance of a
criminal trial shall be granted except upon affirmative proof in
open court, upon reasonable notice, that the ends of justice require
a continuance No continuance shall be granted for any
longer tithe than it is affirmatively proved the ends of justice re-
quire. Whenever any continuance is granted , the facts proved which
require the continuance shall be entered upon the minutes of the
court or , in a justice court, upon the docket . . . .
PASSED AND ADOPTED this ' day of , 1972.
under the power and authority conferred upon this Council by the Charter of said City. Mayor
LI /Y COUNCILMEN VOTE
Seconded`by-.-
Ayes ••oes Absent
I hereby certify, that.the.for going:resolution was duly and Councilman Robert A. Brunner V'
:regularly introduced and adopted by`the:Council of the City of John W. Cavanagh, Jr.
Petaluma, on the 21 day of Augu t 19 72 by Richard W. Clecak
the following vote
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T',l Robert E. Daly
(SEAL)
Mayor of the City of Petaluma " Fred V. Mattel
/1 William A. Perry,;Jr.
Attest'°.1...4•`'� C,ty CIerk
` Mayor Helen,Putnam
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