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14 Panel 1 (1936)

handle is hein.journals/panelmbu14 and id is 1 raw text is: Volume XIV THE PANEL MARCH 0 PUBLISHED BY THE ASSOCIATION OF GRAND JURORS OF NEW YORK COUNTY 0 ASSOCIATION ELECTS NEW PRESIDENT LEE SMITH SUCCEEDS ROBERT APPLETON AS ORGANIZATION HEAD Latter, Declining Re-Election, Is Elevated To New Honorary Post EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY Other New Officers Chosen Are Charles L. Robinson and Robert Schey The first change in nine years in :he executive administration of The Association of Grand ;urors of New York County was voted at the an- nual meeting on December 5 when Lee Thompson Smith was elected -resident to succeed Robert Apple- 'on, who had declined to be a candi- date for re-election. Mr. Appleton, who had held office since January 1, 1927, was elected honorary presi- dent, a newly created office. The Association which, under Mr. Appleton's leadership, had become the commanding organization of its kind in the nation, is expected to continue under Mr. Smith the poli- cies and functions which have made it great. Other new officers elected at the annual meeting w e r c Charles L. Robinson, Honorary Vice-President, and Robert Schey, Vice-President. Richard H. Waldo, was re-elected treasurer; Augustine J. Smith was re-elected secretary, and James B. Taylor and James D. Pell were re- elected vice-presidents. Mr. Smith took office immediately upon election. H i s career as a grand juror has been long and dis- tinguished. He became a member of this association in 1922 and was elected a director in 1933. He has Continued on page 7 ROBERT APPLETON Governor Lehman to Be Principal Speaker A t Banquet of Association on March 26 Judge Francis Martin and Special Prosecutor Dewey Will Also Address Members and Guests At Waldorf An event of national significance crable weight not only in New is the banquet of The Association of York where the program is under Grand Jurors of New York County consideration, but throughout the to be held in the Grand Ballroom country where the fate of this state's of the Waldorf-Astoria on Thurs- c r i m e program is being watched day evening, March 26. Four of with undisguised interest. the most important speakers in the The speakers are probably the country on the subject of grand jury most appropriate for the occasion in functions will be heard in the per- the country. Mr. Dewey's appoint- sons of the Honorable Herbert H. ment as special prosecutor grew Lehman, Governor of the State of from the efforts of the March 1935 New York, Mayor F. H. LaGuardia, Grand jury to investigate organized of New Y or k City, Thomas E. crime in the nation's metropolis and D e w e y, special assistant district their plea to the governor for Mr. attorney appointed at the Governor's Dewey's appointment. It was Guy command to investigate organized ernor Lehman who acted upon the crime in New York, and The Hon- request of this grand jury, endorsed orable Francis Martin, presiding by the Association. judge Martin, justice of the Appellate Division as presiding justice and as chairman and chairman of the Board for the of the board for the selection of Selection of Grand Jurors. grand jurors, has devoted himself Added significance is given the with unusual energy and wisdom to meeting by the current legislative the improsement of the grand jury consideration of Governor Lehman's panel in an effort to attract civic 60 -point crime program and the minded individuals with a h i g h widespread public interest in the sense of public responsibility. Mayor fate of this legislation. The speak- LaGuardia h a s strongly backed ers are vitally interested, along with grand juries on many occasions. The the Association of Grand Jurors, in combined activity of these four the improved administration of the individuals will play an important state's criminal law and their re- part in the history of grand jury marks are expected to carry consid- improvement. 1 LEE THOMPSON SMITH IMPORTANT MEASURES ARE INTRODUCED BY LAWYERS COMMITTEE Sponsors Many Crime Bi Is Now Awaiting Action At Albany WORK HIGHLY PRAISED Many Friendly Contacts Made With Public Officials and Legal Bodies By Richard C. Berresford Chairman, Lawyers' Legislative Committee The Lawyers' Legislative Commit- tee of thc Association of Grand Jurors of New York Count,, now well into its second sear. has con- tinued and expanded its wxork of considering and embodying i n t o concrete form various proposals of the Association for strengthening the criminal law of New York State. The Committee has met weekly to consider reports and to draft legis- lation submitted by individual mem- bers and sub-committees. At these meetings the proposals are prepared and approved in final form for introduction in the Legislature. The eight active young lawyers compris- ing this committee have exhibited the greatest unselfishness and devo- tion in the work they have under- taken. With the help of officers of the Association, the Committee has extended its friendly contacts with legal and legislative bodies and with other groups throughout the state having kindred, a n d sometimes opposing, interests. The work has created helpful relationships with many public officials and legislators, through correspondence and through personal contact. The memoranda of the Committee, written in sup- port of its proposals, have been widely circulated. Continued on page 7

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