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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1977
Page
14
Los Angeles County supervisors pressed for monthly disclosures detailing verdicts and sentences in completed murder trials. The move followed Kenneth Hahn’s claim of a surge in elderly-targeted killings and juvenile crime, demanding data on past two years’ arrests, trials, convictions, and sentences alongside current case outcomes.
Los Angeles County supervisors demanded why public defenders in Inglewood and Los Angeles defend prostitutes who may earn up to 500 dollars daily. They cited a letter from Inglewood City Attorney Donald E. Oson noting defenders represent nine prostitutes routinely, though earnings suggest wealthier clients. The board asked for a report on justification for defending those able to pay substantial sums. Prostitution activity cited near Hollywood Park race track and Century Boulevard area.
Former congressman John Schmitz urged California Supreme Court to order the attorney general to prepare a summary of his anti-busing initiative. He argues all provisions concern education, meeting the one-subject rule, with signatures due within days and the 130 day pre-election deadline looming.
Gov Brown signs a measure requiring property tax notices to mark all tax rate figures set by county supervisors who also run special districts. Assemblyman Mike Cullen cites 387 districts in Los Angeles County, 291 overseen by five supervisors, as the motivation for clarity amid rising assessments.
Supervisor Baxter Ward wins support to hold a public hearing on no code orders used by doctors that withhold life extending treatment. He cites a county patient’s death and broader legal and ethical questions about a patient’s right to medical care and the law debated by the Legislature. The hearing is slated for next Wednesday.
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