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Co | he Rights of Victims Just before ita gunmer recess, the Court fréeg a convicted rapist in Was ; O0 the ground that the police had de- tained him unduly long before formally charg- ing him before an arraignment officer. The effect of the decision, known as the Mallory Case, was practically to scuttle the upre gonfeasion route to conviction of & criminal | Police Officinis were stunned and wiaTmed and Aj pe a) —_ = at ee ~ THE HOUSTON PRESS 1 /o /ro 1fafsao Houston, Texas Editor: GEORGE CARMACK 6 TAN 20 1 1958 vi phose | laws should forever be on ‘ some went 56 far as to any the High Court's judgment could lead to a breakdown of law en- forcement No doubt about it, the décislon imposés ao astringent handicap on thé police in catching and prosecutin eriminals, And the whole ¢on- troversy has tevived because Mallory how is wanted again on charges of assaulting another womar. - ; e * ee: There have been # number of simiar cases in which the Supreme Court seemed to weight its s judgment 01 on the side of the convicted, This country's whole system of iaW Tas been bullt on @ well-defined respect for individual rights, Its criminal codes consistently protect the Innocence 9 of the accused until he has been proven pully. But in the Mallory Case no question of {n- nocence was raised, The judgment was reached purely on the conduct of the arresting officers. And it not only berated an obviously danger- ous man, but Isid down a stringent rule of practice for all similar cases, While cur laws ‘and the judges who interpret guard agains finishing the innocent, the vietins ®? crime o havé rights. They are innocent, too, an eserve the full protection of the law, th lice and the Judicial system. Mr. Tolson. Mr. Boardm Mr, Belmont____ Mr. Mohr... Mr. Neas Mr. Trotter. Mr. Clayton___.. Tele. Room.___. nz ree s he Pi GAG. S2AULLVIEee Miss Gandy