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Page 8 THE BATTALION THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1980 New Fall Arrivals at the Locker Room! Warm-Ups by: JOG-JOY HANG TEN WINNING WAYS OPEN 9:30-6:00 Lorker Room 800 VILLA MARIA RD. "SPORTSHOES UNLIMITED" ACROSS FROM MANOR EAST MALI 779 9484 >CAS o F=»TICyVI^ Prescriptions Filled Glasses Repaired 216 N. MAIN BRYAN 822-6105 Mon.-Frl. Sat. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. 8 a.m.-l p.m. PRESENTED BY THE TEXAS A&M SPORTS CAR CLUB I l SUNDAY OCT. 19 ZACHERY PARKING LOT TECH. + REGISTRATION 9 AM FOR MORE INFO. CONTACT PAUL DOTSON 693-8381 SPONSORED BY: BILL’S & JAY’S AUTO TUNE UP- AUTO LOCATORS 846-9086 BRAZOS TIRE SERVICE 823-0551 PERFORMANCE TIRE SPECIALISTS stfrce coat aj <24 © 1980, Jos. Schlitz Brewing Company. Milwaukee, Wl Attorney says fees too low United Press International AUSTIN — Dallas Criminal De fense Attorney Vincent W. Perini told a House committee Wednesday that indigent criminal defendants are often getting poor representation be cause the fees paid court-appointed, attorneys are too low. Perini said he stopped represent ing indigent defendants in the 1970s when he discovered that he was giv ing away not only his time and ener gy but also his money to Dallas County. “I was not simply donating money to Dallas County,” he said. “I was paying Dallas County for the pri vilege of doing it.” He explained that the fees paid to court-appointed attorneys do not even pay for the share of the attor ney’s overhead that those cases rep resent. As a result of low fees, Perini said, attorneys who represent indigent defendants are on a treadmill. He argued that there are two ways to handle the treadmill: cut down on the quality of the work or stop taking indigents’ cases. Perini recommended higher fees for attorneys who represent indi gents, state funding to pay court- appointed attorneys and an hourly rate system. Court-appointed attor neys are now paid a minimum of $50 for each court appearance. The law does not require payment for out-of- court time. Fast appeals aim of amendments This is Part Three of a nine-part series on nine proposed amendm: to the state constitution being presented to Texas voters on Nov. I United Press International AUSTIN — Proposed constitutional amendments designedtosper; the appeal process of criminal convictions and give the state the limits right to appeal certain cases are among nine propositions facing Tea voters Nov. 4. Gov. Bill Clements has endorsed both proposals, but the stall judges appear split on the proposal giving the state limited right): appeal. Clements, State Supreme Court Chief Justice Joe Greenhillas Criminal Appeals Court Judge Truman Roberts all publicly endons Proposition No. 8, which would give the existing 14 courts of ci>. appeals jurisdiction to hear appeals of criminal cases. The Cow Hop AT NORTHGATE The Biggest Burger Bargains in B-CS! GIANT 1/3 LB. HOMEMADE BURGER served with a pile of real French Fries or salad. Dress it yourself at our salad bar. 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Althou Because of a backlog of thousands of cases, the Court of Crimn Appeals, currently the only appellate court for criminal cases, x® times takes two years to hear an appeal. “If a defendant is wrongly convicted, he certainly deservesswf- appellate justice than that,” Greenhill said. “If any conviction is fin;, affirmed, the delay after trial to the beginning of the sentence isn too long, three or more years, and this certainly does not ads deterrent to crime.” Greenhill and Roberts contend establishing a new intermedii: level of appellate courts for criminal matters could speed the dispci tion of criminal cases and ease the backlog on the Criminal Apps Court. Proposition No. 2 on the ballot would give the state the limitedrir to appeal in certain criminal cases. It would, in fact, give both thestr and defendant the right to appeal rulings of pretrial hearings orcr ceming the constitutionality of a state law. Clements favors the proposal as a step toward giving the states standing in criminal matters, but Roberts contends it would di criminal appellate courts even more and create longer delays ufe disposition of criminal trials. “Our whole court opposes it as strongly as we can, all nine nr. hers,” Roberts said. Roberts said he has been told by defense attorneys that they we be obligated to appeal virtually every pretrial ruling, stopping thepL or innocence phase of the trials until the appeals on pretrial mattersr decided. ‘Sha Ur DALU cut their percent a year — n used in tl into a cc shows. The sti Honeywt Informal occur by compute heating, 1 ing for 8C “The si be paid fo drain oi budgets,’ said. “Tl school by ates chillt ! (i V Sodas — Teas (30-450) — Pecan Pie (500) — Beer (500). ^ ^ 0 Open 10:30-9:00 Everyday ^ \ 846-1588 317 UNIVERSITY DR. 0 (Next to Duddley’s Draw) pumps an each buil Under spared th individua share th< The Corps of Cadets gets its news from the Batt. energy-c operators trol cente another ii Roger] the Infor projected savings ir secondan $23 millk i c :0ne cited in t of Houstc in 1979 a i • I.© © . ! ; . i I 'l l- WILL YOU SAVE A LIFE? i / : jm v" rv; Donations for the Aggie Blood Drive may be made in MSCJU2 on October H /; ' 7 ‘ • : i *•'. ’ /,>•. t , ' ' • through 16 from noon till 9pm and in Bloodrhobiles at Sbisa 6 The Commons I on October 13 through 16 from 11am till 7pm.