Curfew violators must get own legal aid
All persons arrested for curfew violations will have to supply their own attorneys if they wish to be represented at their trial, Gerald L. Cooley, city attorney for Lawrence said Thursday.
"Most of the people arrested by the city for curfew violation will be brought to trial sometime during May," Cooley said.
Since violating curfew is a mis-
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(Continued from page 6) working towards their best interest," he commented.
"Right now," he continued, "the image of the policeman is pretty poor. We need to work hard in proving to the public that we're not hostile or predjudiced toward minority groups.
"The one thing that bothers me quite a bit is that a lot of people assume I'm predjudiced just because I wear a uniform," he said, "and it bothers me because I'm not."
Even though Rick may feel he isn't getting through, the Sheriff feels just the opposite.
"Being as young as Rick is and a recent graduate from KU," Sheriff Johnson said, "I think that he is probably more aware of how young people think and can sympathize with their problems. It makes me feel great to think that a young man out of college would be interested and willing to come into law enforcement."
Rick, however, realizes the importance of educated law enforcement officers.
"I think its important in today's world that we have highly skilled and highly trained policemen when there are little or no outstanding training programs for the job," he said.
One suggestion Rick made was for nine-month basic training school for policemen or deputies that offered courses in sociology, psychology, political science, human relations and public relations, with a refresher course every year.
Besides being a deputy Rick has other problems to worry about, or at least he will, because in a few short months, he'll be a father.
When his attractive wife, Patty, was asked what she thought of her husband, "the rookie cop," she said, "He's always been interested in law enforcement and I think that's what he wants to do."
But even Patty realizes the tough job of working with a bad image. She said, "I think that law enforcement is one of the most trying jobs there is. I know it is one of the hardest jobs to be done especially when the public looks down on the policeman."
Rick will agree with Patty that the job becomes even more trying when dispatchers play practical jokes. The worst one probably was on April Fools' Day, when he called the office on the eve to see
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It wasn't until the next morning that Rick realized he had once again been duped. He really wasn't due until four o'clock that afternoon; but after all, what are rookies for?
if he worked the next morning; the dispatcher said "Yes, you're due in at 9 a.m."
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Filling out reports
Rick's work does not consist entirely of answering calls and patrolling streets. The time must come to do the paper work. A detailed form must be filed for every incident.
demeanor, Cooley explained, the defendants may not ask the court to appoint an attorney to represent them.
All cases brought before the court Thursday, Cooley said, were granted time extensions for the trials.
David Awbrey, former student body president at the University of Kansas, said, "The prices to retain an attorney are high. Douglas Walker, who is handling about 25 curfew violation cases is charging $100.
"I know a lot of the people who were busted for curfew and can't raise $100." Awbrey said. "I guess," he continued, "that these people will have to go to the Legal Aid Society."
Attorneys Cooley and Walker said the Legal Aid Society could not be used in this type of trial.
"The Legal Aid Society handles only civil cases," Cooley said. The defendants can have anyone approved by the court or the Kansas Bar Association represent them, but there is no agency that they can go to for extra help."
"I don't know of any type of a legal organization in this community a person could use in a trial of this type." Walker said.
"The city, has in excess of 30 trails for curfew violation coming up," he said. As of yesterday he had not received a docket of cases that would be brought before the Municipal Court during May.
Most of the cases,he said, would be tried before mid-summer.
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