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geet ee or cer ar ‘Tompkins Monday criticized the ver: als.- Tompkins made the charge while the Kiwanis Club é In more than one case, Torepkins Teald, the Supreme Conrt hes denied sonable interrogation of a ed eriminal. And in more than one instance, he added, the Supreme Court has reversed the decisions of lesser courts on insignificant technicalities and eet guilty criminals free. Every police officer, Tompkins said, is taught certain rules of artest—namely, the a afrest and conduct a reasonable search when they have reason to believe a felony has been commit- ed. But now that privilege has been violated by the Supreme Court, he said, citing an example invuiv- ing the arrest of a Washington, D.C., woman, Judith Coplan, for eeplonage In this case, Tompkins said, the | Supreme Court ruled that the po- af lice officers had no right to search the woman's handbag in which the officers found additional evidence substantiating their claim of es- piontgestthough the FBI had eye- witness evidence sgrameeher, ; ee Pare] upreme Court Curbing olice, Says Tompkins Tuscaloosa Pan het WC /Tomplin ml, aha wan Coad by mpkins the eourt. In another ease, To point- ed out that the Supreme Court pro ruled that nust its ening aw enforcement agencies’ the et open attempts to protect the public from teas to the @ Ormauon on crim- defendant or turn him loose. . : This act seriously end the addressing the weekly ay luncheos oft law enforcement agency's effort i in {securing information from inform-' ants in the ginderworld, Tompkins ai ve A ete Something must be done, Tomp-_ police officers the right of rea-iying ssid, but nothing ‘will be ry h . done until the public is aroused enough to urge Legisiatve-eetion. . wa to DEC 281958 p-5 Tele. Room .—— Mr. Holio::as__— Miss Gandy. a THE TUSCALOOSA NEWS , 12/15/59 " Tuscaloosa, Alabama Final Eqition BUFORD BOCRE - Publisher. Lae ILEGA ST DEC 2.8 195% eee