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11 Transcript 1 (1966-1967)

handle is hein.barjournals/tscb0011 and id is 1 raw text is: x219J6ft A News Publication of the S. C. Bar Association VOLUME 11, No. 1 AUGUST, 1966 1515 GREEN ST. COLUMBIA, S. C. RICHLAND BAR TO HOST SEMINAR ON SERVICES FOR THE POOR The Richland County Bar Association and South Carolina Bar Association are plan- ning a seminar on Legal Services for the poor on Saturday, August 27, 1966. The program will include sessions ol civil and criminal law with special em- phasis oil the approach of South Carolina in n.eting the needs of tile indigent in both fields. Among the speakers who are tentatively scheduled invitations are Charles E. Edson, Assistant Director of the Legal Services Division of the OEO, who will speak on the OEO Legal Services Program and Wil- liam R. Klaus, a member of the firm of Peper, Hamiltion and Scheetz, of Phila- delphia, and chairman of a committee which has recently established t full time program of legal services ir PHiladelphia. Mr. Klause will speak on the role of the Bar Associations in providing services to the indigent. A noted authority in the area of criminal law will discuss the impact of Gideon, Escobedo, and ,Miranda on the administra- tion of criminal law. Leo H. Hill of Green- ville and Lowell W. Ross of Columbia will discuss the solution proposed for South Carolina. The program is slated to last all day and will end with a cocktail party in plenty (Cunrined on Page 3) RIGHTS OF THE ACCUSED Following a long series of far reaching decisions,t the U. S. Supreme Court in Miranda v. Arizona has considered The restraints society must observe consistent with the Federal Constitution in prosecut- ing individuals for crime . . ..! The court, in a 5- opinion, intending to explain and amplify earlier decisions, especially Esco- bedo, held: 1. An accused must be told by police that he has the right to remain silent. 2. An accused must be told that he is entitled to counsel. 3. If the accused at any time indicates that he wishes to consult with an attorney a lawyer must be provided. -I. It desired by an accused, air attrr- lhey munst hv Ilre(eit during all interrogation. !Continued on Page 2) WALLACE S. MURPHY NAMED EXECUTIVE SECRETARY OF BAR Lieutenant Colonel \Vallace S. Murphy United States Army Judge Advocate's Gen- eral Corps, has been named Executive Sec- retary for the South Carolina Bar Asso- ciation. Colonel Murphy, who is !ctiring from tile Army after 20 years of military service, will assume the duties of his new position as of September 1, 1966. 4:d A' MURPHY Educated at the College of Charleston and University of South Carolina, Col. MIuor- phy wvas graduated from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 1949, sec- ond in his class, and a member of Wig and Robe. Subsequent to his graduation front law school lie went on to do graduate work at Georgetown University in Interrational Relations and International Liw, attedcd the Jrud(ge Advocate Ceneral's Advarced (.'oss arird graduated from Unitcd States Ariny (-rerurand and (enirl Strt C0Ilhei.. Illhing participated in World War II as a Irerriber of the United States Arminy Air (Ccntinued cn Page 3) RICHLAND BAR TO APPLY The increasing awareness of the necessity for a realistic approach to the problem of legal services for the poor marks one of the most significant challenges to face the legal profession in decades. Recent legislation, Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, has focused attention on the need for representation of the poor in civil matters. This same legislation has been in- tenitionally silent on the question of repre- sentation of the indigent criminal, taking the position that representation of such individuals is the constitutional responsibil- ity of the State. Through the Legal Service Division of the OEO, funds are available for th& establishment of legal aid programs on the local level. There are now in existence some 160 Legal Services Programs in 43 States, op- erating with grants from OEO, having a to- tal budget of approximately 26 million dol- lars. Legal Aid is not new to the legal profession. There have been Legal Aid So- cieties in many states for many years which operated under funds donated through united fund organizations, by individual lawyers and bar associations and founda- (Continued on Page 3) WILLIAM B. REGAN TO HEAD PUBLIC RELATIONS COMMITTEE \Villiam B. Regan, of Columbia has been rnaned to head a new Public Relations Com- mittee of tire South Carolina Bar Associa- tion. Tire Committee, which will operate rrder the direction of the Executive Com- mittee, has the responsibility of dissemi- nating information to the news media on Bar activities. Tile Committee is broken down into policy and corresponding mem- hers. Tire latter are located throughout the state and will see that news releases reach the various news media in their area. .Auy information concerning Bar Asso- CiiatiOn activities or ir'rilbers which irav be I itiaviest to tire public slioldl be forward- cd to William B. Regan at 1213 Lady Street in Columbia. FEDERAL FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR LOCAL LEGAL AID PROGRAMS By LOWELL ROSS, Chairman, South Carolina Bar Association Committee on Legal Services to The Poor m

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