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1979 Retainer [1] (1979)

handle is hein.barjournals/phlbrrpr1979 and id is 1 raw text is: THE Rtainer PHILADELPHIA BAR ASSOCIATION Bar tells Council-Enact new police code -scsi k shts C ommne thai- man Stephen J Harmcln has reiterated the Associatton's sup- Pt for City Cousil Bill 1063 which would codify police pro- cedures in the tmvestigatton of a- vilan complainis of alleged police misconduct Harmelin made his comments during the second day of public testimony on the measure before Counaoct man Jame , Tayoun % Publisc iSafey Comsminice, The Commit- Mre s reviewing the proposed or- dsnance and is expected to make recomnendations to City Coun- cii for possabie action. Harmiel 's testimony on behalf of the Association was consis- rent wihactiontakenon February ; 97X when the Board of (osernors endorsed Bill 1063 in pyn ple. reserving authority in an. committer to suggest any J ron sis . lii ari f ni t l honir n ri. h rublisherof amendments they deemed ap- l itin r 1 l ( h5nr i-Lst ha iquahd th, puih r t p proprie Harmelin cited Article public access portion of the Bogutz steps down, moves up oth.-zz For Jerome Bogu, tis iuc sociation a lot of moors and it nesyaper thaT , ompletel Inn effort to balance he of the Retainer represents both a left us with the feeling that we produced by our members Lar, the n t pivac sm poi beginning and an end It marks could do something better, ofcourse.wencededandreceved fibers and others, Harrelin en- the end of his role as publisher of Bogaz explains. That's how stfassistancefromthe Associa- dorseid proposed amendments to the Philadelphia Bar Associa- the Retainer got started. We ion.u lion's membership newspaper. wanted our own weekly newspa- Bogulz remembers the Re- he bil which Mulid n e is Exclude from public inspec- but it also marks the beginning of per by, for and sbout our mew- tainera early growing years tions complaints filed anony- his term as Chancellor-Elect - a bers. We figured we had the tal- fondly and vividly ''We went term that will culminate with his ent to produce a good newspaper beyond the 'strictly news format netasta i installation as Chancellor of the and we were right. Originally, we and carried as entire page de- her name eucluded from the pub- Association in 1910. To prepare wanted to call it the 'Philadel- oed to what we called the 'rest tc record so long as it was avail- for his new responsibilities, phia Lawyer' but that name had of our hves. It told the stoy of able to the complainant, thep Bogutz is taking off his pub- already been copyrighted by the things that lawyers do off-hours police and the District Attoriney. s lisher' s hat and putting on the Corporate Section so we settled - entertainment, interests. hob- and Chancellor-Elect's hat. For him, on the name. Retarner. bins and diversions to help as ' it means the end of a special as- Withthenewspaper'sfirstpub. lax. From this, the Retainer fur a limited period of time after sociution with the Retoiner that lisher. Raymond R. Rafferty. Jr. developed into more than just a which it would be reviewed. en- goes back to 1972 when he helped and the Rerainer's first editor. newspaper.) Bogota recalls, tended, amended or elminated ni found this newspaper. Seymour Toll, Boguz worked to That's whyeven today we run by City Counci. For several years before the define and market the new news- all types of features and enter- Harmelin said that the prot Reiier was born. we communi- paper Ray Rafferty spearheaded tainment. took review and fo ems amrisng from the mistreat caled with our members sia what our effort and Seymour Toll was columns. wet f itzns byiin polit e aisre was called the 'Monday Bar Re- really the father ofuthe ReToi Provocative. member-authored aent of bitizens bycpolica ten port It used to appear every concept and content. He was and signed editornals became de by se groups to saf week in t he Lreal Irelhcencer great He reall y defined the news- another Reroine stam. tdt u~ oup We11 gerate the problem and rho and siono oro ope0 amr eilrralls.' sBilianote, oanled to else esrs, member trrqcsa rih which rho ,, ad- R 'i~oora..nt. a5 columns it w.iscs.ing rho -ho In rho ,egnring. tr' .s a Appellate panel sets goals, priorities T h, \ssiss.,o ,-.i I -.t A Ih, \isntohasnJudsaue Comrmrrooiin yppellie iors. 'isciots s 11 to rho 'uprec cread Ist1 October hr a resolo Court ofPennsiiniv The spe- lion of the Board of Gv-eroor' cial commtter wa specificallr has begun setiig objeclios and charged oth resswing the rib reswing prisirtis es -i the page 115 Report which contiins groupm first meeting, commnite uggaepstion regarding the con- members reviewed rho recim siiiutional statutory and rule mendains contained in the Re provsions of the appellate court THE RETAINER SUPPLEMEN T, JA N U AR Y 2, 1979 Prn',c'' ho Rsport unio ,f 1nlor - ornmindrisnscon tains the following prpoiss * The Supreme Cort shoild have ir discretrirnary jundic- lion, hating and deciding only limited number of important case, Standards b which onty major lwi-m aking cases are heard should be deselIoped. * 4t such time a, the Supreme Court han only discretionary 1uu h rn 1t 'hools o -n111 hionc. * Control over all aspects of .n appeal. from the moment ap- peal is fled. should he o the couri ir which the appeal is tiken. s 1ppellata court opsron should he writln an ooat i.a smahis possiblc after case are submitted and then handed down sOnai.m.naeuse Ph he her free (k 'rn out'ratson toralcl esev incv caistene of the problem 'To deny the existence of this problem is to ignore readly and insult the public.'' Harmelin stated He cited the following facts: * There we now ovr 200 cases in federal court alleging police misconduct; a In the past two years, the city has paid out almost $2 matlson in verdicts or settlements of police abuse matters; a The Pennsylvania House of Representatives Subcommittee on Cnme and Coerections in an invessagation of police abuse in Philadelphia concluded that 'the epectation on the part of the public of fair treatment by its pohce is not fulfilled and that 'the public perception of police lawlessness is a dangerous condi- tion ' The insestigation also found that a small but signifi- cant numbe of police officers in the City of Philadelphia routinely engage in verbal or physical abuse . . to a degree which mast be considered police lawless- Harmelin characterized the Police Department 's recent adop- tion of Directiue 127 for the dis- position of citizen complaints as 'constructive step but em- hasized the importance of rea onable public access as one way f instilling greater public confi ence in the Department He oneladed his itstimony by ex- ressung the Association's pride nd confidence in the vast major- y of Philadelphia's police'' hom he described as decent. edicated men and women who ill benefit the most from a re- ewal of confidence in the man- rr that our Police Department indles citizen complaints . Possible action by City Coun- I is especied later this month. eception set soiation members are re- nded thai the annual Chancel. r Reception honoring Iron te,. 52nd Chancellr of the iladelphis Bar 4vusiaionn, sill hekd on Tharsdar. Januar 4 om 5 p.m. tilt 7 p.m. In the and RBailrom if the Sherragn terl. Insitations to the reception 'r alreads been mailed to rn mher if the hniiaton. %lew- sare enouraged in attend the reception and -i the nea anellor, ..n Id , ies.

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