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eT Me, badd Mr, Fexwert) —e wr. Cattery a we, eee SE El mr. Maree Mr, Hendon for. Metntire —— mr. Wiehe Mr, Pennington Mr, hosen ——_———_—— Mr. Qeipe Tame -BitHto Simplify Federa | rm re Criminal Procedure Signed | as. Sat A itll to pave the way for simpli-| Mies condy fication of criminal procedure in Federal courts, which a White ‘House statement hatied as’“s. fare ‘Seaching and important step in the reform of the. law,” was signed yes- Rerday by President Roosevelt. | The legislation grants to the Bu- preme Court the power to’ regulate wiminal procedure along the lines M4 an earlier measure that brought about reforms in civil procedure. “It ia hoped,” the White House statement said, “that this grant of Power will result in introducing uni- formity and simplicity in the ad- ministration of criminal justice in the Federal courts and eliminate #ome of the archaic technicalities which at times hamper or delay the progress of cases through the courts.” : ‘ _ . When the regulatory authority for elvil cases was conferred on the: Supreme Court in 1934 the court appointed an advisory committee of eminent members of the bench and bar which drafted rules of pro- cedure which, with some modifica- tions, later were adopted and pro- Mulgated by the Supreme Court. These, the White House statement ‘Said, “have met with general ac- Claim and have made an important delays and diminishing the cost of contribution toward reducing law's (tigation. It is reasonable to ex: | ‘Rect: a similar result in criminal { cases from the legislation just| ‘ ——- eee : 4 Sk a- sel / Pak} ei} on ae ? JUL ya “ aa - y weowmoe my i at fA wo gt elke 4