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9 Fed. Juror 1 (1938)

handle is hein.journals/fjbfgj9 and id is 1 raw text is: r77 January. 1938 t !-kationtof the F r! Gtr-d Ju, y Ass o ta , . So tti t of New Yok Vo I, NO . I I VIGOROUS LEADERSHIP IN THE STATE CONSTI- MARITIME CONDITIONS TUTIONAL CONVENTION EXPECTED OF TO BE INVESTIGATED COUNTY GRAND JURORS ANNUAL MEETING Senator Royal S. Copeland, Chair- man of the Senate Committee on Com - lhe regular annual meeting of the nierce, has designated M r. Robert Federal Grand Jirn iAssociation for Daru, former special counsel to that the Southern Distnet of New ork will be held on \\ednesday, lanuarv- 26th, Committee and presently counsel to 93,at 3:45 o'clock in the afternoon . the Federal Grand Jury tAssociation in the Assembly Hall of the Associa- for the Southern Disteit of New York, iion of the Bar of the City of Nw O to make a report on certain serious York, 42 West 44th Street. New York conditions existing in the American City. The regular business of the As- merchant marine. 'T'hese coditions sociation will be taken up prior to the came to the attention of a Federal scheduled addresses to be delitered by Grand Jury who recentt sat in the the guest speakers who ttill include Southern District of Nei York. \ Hionoraile Jacob iould Schurman. Jr. special Committee of the Association hief City AIagistrate of the Cin of .hteciai Neic York, Dr. Arthur La Roe. res- under the chairmanship of Mr. laurice dent of the American Narcotic Defense Deutsch was appointed by the Execu- \ssociation, and Robert Daru, Es9.. tive Committee of the Association to :ounsl to the Association and editor consider these conditions. if lhe -ederal uror. This matter came to the attention of udge Schuman is scheduled to the Executive Committee in October Peak on i e oagistiates' Courts Ihe City of New \York:- Dr. La Roe 1937, and as a result a Special toon- -ill discuss Some New -Aspects of the mittee on ullcit ivaftic, Counterfett- Narcotic Dru - Problem and Air. ing and Immigration Law, was ap- Darr will talk on the subject of The pointed. The membership of this Con- Cn itoo States Supreme Court Deci- mittee included the Special Committee ions on WA ire Tapig. from the sitting Grand Juy which had NIr. 1e- ThompOn Smith. Presideti originally brought the matter to the of the Grand lir Association of New attention of the Association and ther Nork County an i IX. Charles H. members of the Association. This pe- ITuttl., former Iited States Attornie cial Committee has been considering for the Southern District of Neic tork carefully the various important Lies- till also deliver addresses. Ar. Kitg tions involved under the legal gtidance Smith. President of the Association. of Mr. Daru. icill preside at the meeting and intro- duce the speakers. It is expected that this Committee \ll the ntmmer, of the Nsociation will shortly be in a position to render ano their friendbs and eiesth are o- a report ant make recommendations. dially invited to attend. FEDERAL GRAND JURORS READY TO COOPERATE Association Volunteers to Aid in Drafting Recommendations to Convention To our friends and colleagues of the Grand i ur Association of New York County: G -rtings: The future of the grand jury sys- tem as a basic institution in the ad- ministration of criminal justice will be determined in 193. 'There will be a sharp clash between two schools of thought: those who believe that the rand jury should remain the sole body hain t rivert in >itiate fefony prose- etiitt anid itho tMoit believe that it should be supplemented by other agencies such as the District Attornev or the Miagistrate's Court which iwould proceed by information. The argument is made that such a change would relieve the grand jury of a great deal o routine business so that it could devote its best efforts to more im- portant itork on behalf of the com- munity. Without attempting to dis- cuss the merits of these proposals, it suffices to say i passing that no tiat- ter howy ro('tmte' and `ordinary may. be the function of indicting persons, the act of charging any person with the commission of a felony is just as evous and important today as it was thien the grand jury system was first founded, hundreds of years ago. While we regret that it wll not be our privilege tt participate in the same taiy that it itill be your opportunity ( Ctined si Page of

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