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Judge Hayes. Raps Rulings Of High Court Hits ‘Open Files’ 7 In Banquet Speech ° Middle District U.S. Judge John- Son, J. es of Wilkesboro took “the U.S“Supreme rt te task here Jast night for its t tuling ‘that defendants in a case are en- titled to look into certain files of a flaw enforcement Agencies at- tempting te convict them, In a speech beforé the closing F banquet” of the North Carolina ’ Police Executives Association, 3; Judge Hayes said, “If I am ever f confronted with a case in which the prosecution is required to bare its evidence of the defendant, I is dismiss the case.” He told the law enforcement le- ders from across the state that “I em disturbed just as much as you are” by certain recent rulings of the Supreme. Court. + | “Law. enfercement officers ate ‘men charged with discovering . .°. who is violating the Jaw’ aad’ bringing them inte court for trial,| Judge Hayes sald. “I do believe that out highest court in the lad. hag recently rendered some deci- sions calculated to hamper the of =| | ficers fm performances of thet = 7 He seid that “all of us should be happy” that the Supreme Court Is trying to ‘protect our individu: Chm, ai liberties” but “not if it Is to erdanger the lfberties of wil."..<, Tt ls & “hazardous thing,” : be said, td allow an accused persog or his lawyer to ingpect “confide: tlal” files of law. enforcement. “agencies. “An inherent denger ex, igts,""-he' said, “if an offender Caz nd out who reported him.’ ++ } He also took issue with snot Supreme Court decislen - whidll | made certain tactiéa of law en . forcement officers -violatfona © the Taw of s : j-. See Hayes, PARE, Col, 63AUG197707 Open Files a ’ e- te ee Decision -) ” Continued frem Paget": He cited the high court's ruling that an officer who had informa- tion that marijuana trade was go- ing oa fe 9 hotel, and who en- tered a room after amelling mart juane fumes, could not testify ta. court because he ehtered the reer without a search warrant, \- . “Judges should recognize,” ‘he said, “that we have officers who are experts in certain fields just as doctors and lawyers are ex- perts in certain fields.” Tn their efforts to “protect the rights ‘of the individual,” he sald, officers should be allowed to “use common sence," a ; “T am @ believer that the law in its conception and wisest ad- ministration ig the only hope of American liberty," he said. The Supreme Court cannot be expected to tague opinions -to “please all of us,” he said, be cause it ls made dp of “human beings.” - toa: He added that he did not believe that the court ever had “political motives,” ‘as charged by some critics, in rendering decisions. He charged the police delegaies to “set examples as law officers in the communities you are in.” As American citizens, he sald, “it our dut: : = OUF duty danuokald the lew ir ete ' " nr ar Mr, Holloman Miss Gandy. Winston-Salem Journ Winston-Salem, N. C. 8-3-57 Page 1 ho