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' CY] gon 350 (Rev. 7-16-63) (Mount Clipping in Space Below) “Use of pretyal “Although: he Gq ial appel- ateTeview by? ‘exti'dordin- tidlt any oF they ae ee lary ‘writs which’ délay the | fense attorneys 7 65! commencement of a trial| ithe attornay: gefie atte i would be limited. jeated that he did didnt think With this kind of court] [they ‘were all of top: @li-} reform, Younger said the| |ber Manson trial "could have ‘been over in. six weeks.” af Manson Circus, Proposes Reforms BY JERRY GILLAM | Times Staff Writer’ SACRAMENTO — Atty. Gen. Evelle J. Younger said Wednesday ‘the 944-month-long Charles Manson {murder trial was more like a "cir- icus," and. pointed up the urgent need for new court.reform laws. “The man in the street is outraged by the Manson trial;" Younger told a [Pi ge press conference. "HEvery- thing about it is confusing and dis- gusting to the average citizen." The Republican attorney géneral said he will give "highest priority" to pushing for passage of a five-part court reform package at.the 1971 le- gislative session., — It would provide: —No attorney could represent a client in a capital case without certi- fication by the state bar attesting to pa ete a prokesstagal, Canipe- ‘charge that he wasn't ade- —-No individual charged with a fe- quate repr — by lony would be able to represent him- Narrge ae me it self in court, which would require aj , As for the death penalty constitutional amendment. verdict in the case, he said —Prospective jurors in criminal] jhe was "gratified" by it. cases would be primarily examined Younger also said, ; da ‘by a judge, or commissioner, rather| "ot ag there will be than by attorneys involved in the] reversal. 1 think the re- trial. cord is error-free as 1403s —Incompetence on the part of an reversal 18:concerned, attorney would be made grounds for disciplinary action, not limited to disbarment, and could include sus- ex ————Z "Are y ou suggesting they were not very ablé at- torneys?" a newsman asked. "I guess: T am" Younger replied, "not ‘all of them anyway." He said there was. "abso- lutely nothing partisan* about the court reform package, paris of which are authored by Sens. Gor- don Cologne (R-Indio) and Robert J. Lagomarsino (R- Ventura), - Younger said he thought the "better criminal attor- neys" would support the package, "The people are fed up,” Younger added, and un-‘ less' something is done quickly te put the courts in better order, the Legis- lature is going to say; "Get lost". on future requests for more judges, On other subjects, the attorney general also en- dorsed a series of bills on consumer and envirohe. me ecti chud- (Indicate page, name of newspaper, city and state.) thing," he told newsmen, "and we should thank him for it: "Once and for all, the holes In the system are there for everyone to see." Under existing court tri- al procedures, Younger, \ said, it.is possible for aver- age attorneys to delay a trial for several months by using perfectly legal imaneuvers, and good at- storneys can hold things up for several years in the same manner. "It's. a game,” he said, "and the defendant also can play it,” { ‘Telis Possibilities | Younger said it is "pos- Isible" that Manson will oo _t-3 Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, Calif. Date: 4/1/71 Edition: Thursday Final Author: Editor: Title: Character; or Classification: Submitting Office: Log Angele Ss ((} Being Investigated SEARCHED__, INDEXEL . SERED. AFILED. A \- isi _— ‘LOS eat