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Solons Kill Narcotics Evi Continued from page | but opposed spokesmen for the State Bar of California, Lawyers Club of Los Angeles. Gloyd T. Clowdus, repre- senting the State Bar, said | people have a right to he secure from unreasonablc seach and seizure and this right is protected in the Cahan case. Hp also asserted narcoticr offenders should have “ inals. Sudiclal Review Coleman Blease of the no, fewer rights than other crim- ee ne r aa ee ae aoe Bill Relaxing — Séciety can ill afford the financial cost of compensal vigorously by ting for the artifical harriers obstructing the American, [he Civil Liberties Union and the hanked criminal justice. peaple are being short as they are not pet- ‘ting full value for their crim- final justice dollar. ‘ett is the degistature (hat hejmust restore balance to the scales of justice and exhibit more concern for the innocent victims of crime.” Similar testimony was pre sénted by a group of prasc: ‘cutors headed by District At: - laceard with Governor ttorney J. Frank Coakley of ‘Alameda County. , Coakley said the author ties have had six years un: “der the Cahan rule and come again to the leeislature to ACLU said the Cahan casc’ was a judicial review of po- lice methods and that this was proper. He said the police are against the decision because “nobody wants to have his activities scrutinized.” The witness said it is het ter for the police to err on the side of caution. Chief of Police William Vf. Parker of Jos Angeles was one of the key witnesses. Parker, as did others, arg: ued the Cahan decision has hampered police work in Cali fornia. “At present hundreds of police officers: in’ this state are contributing thousands of hours of their awn time, with. out compensation, to attempt * effective performance in face of needless obstacles.” said Parker. “tt is doubtful that th’s spint of self sacrifete can be maintained indefinttely in view of what appears to be a Jack of support born of dis interest, dence Rules 2 le en ne eS ceek a madificstion, anty as Brown Disagrees. w . . ‘ e Hoorefates ta marcanics af With Chief $ Views . fernses { Governor Brown termed District Attorney Thomas Chief Parker's statements jn- temperate ata press confer: ence this morning. : “And at indicates why the legislature should be fearful’ of giving (0 the police the: authority to completely deter: mine when they can break in-' to a home without a search: warrant,” added the govet | nor. . t Brown stated he is happy. however, that the police, the: people on the firing line, are; zealous. : He recalled that when he: was distret attorney San Francisco the police seldom: obtained search warrants, “Now they have to do a, little more work and make; better cases,” he dectared., | ‘He repeated his statement exclusion of evidence ob-lihat had the legistature pass-; tamed unreasonably. ed a bill to overturn the: The Jas Angeles police Cahan case he would hive: chief shot several barbs at the vetoed it. ‘ legislature. He said he was at- a disadvantage. as compared with the judges and the Rov~ ernor, because he cannot de- cide cases and has no patron: age to offer. Apparently resenting the rnplications, Parker was questioned hy cammittesr members. He repeated what he had sad, “the judges have an advantage FE don't have.” “He also read portions of a statement critical of him hy Assemblyman Joha Connell af San Francisca and called it ‘a pack of lies.” . Lynch of San Francisco sup- ported the views of Coakley. The witnesses were ques: tioned carefully by commit: tee members. Parker, for one, said he would prefer that the Cahan case he overcome entirely and that the police he given great: er leeway in the presentation af evidence in all crimes. However, he suid, there is a lomit. Parker said he as in gencral Fd- mund G. Brown's narcotics rogram but is disappointed in that the governor favors