Resolution No. 2743409
RESOLUTION NO. 2743
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
ENDORSING THE COURT REFORM INITIATIVE.
WHEREAS, the administration of criminal justice has become
increasingly cumbersome in California under the weight of
unnecessary delays and prohibitive costs caused by court
inefficiency; and
WHEREAS, the California court system is hampered by the
search for technical imperfections in criminal cases which permit
guilty criminals to obtain reversals of convictions to commit new
crimes and create new victims; and
WHEREAS, the federal jucidial system already employs a jury
selection process which streamlines the search for a fair and
impartial jury without permitting the unlimited questioning of
jurors permitted by California courts; and
WHEREAS, reforms in the preliminary hearing process, grand
jury indictments and less -than -unanimous verdicts will save both
time and taxpayer costs while protecting the fairness and
equality of criminal justice; and
WHEREAS, technical delays in the trial process escalate the
cost of court cases and reinforce the principle that justice
delayed is justice denied; and
WHEREAS, denial of parole or probation can be an effective
deterrent to further criminal activity if denial is made
promptly; and
WHEREAS, the criminal court initiative would permit judges
to revoke probation, allow the Board of Prison Terms to order
paroles revoked, restore the Grand Jury in indictments, adopt the
federal jury selection process, permit less -than -unanimous jury
verdicts in most cases, make continuances difficult to obtain,
reduce the number of technical defense motions during preliminary
hearings, and curtail time-consuming private questioning of
jurors in death penalty cases; and
WHEREAS, the initiative does not impair the civil rights of
any defendant.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the
City of Cypress does hereby endorse the goals of the Court Reform
Initiative and urge Cypress residents to read the Criminal Court
Initiative and become better informed about its goals and
positive effects.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of
Cypress held on the 14th day of February 1984.
MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK OF THE Cd Y OF CYPRESS
STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) SS
COUNTY OF ORANGE )
I, DARRELL ESSEX, City Clerk of the City of Cypress, DO HEREBY
CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted at a regular
meeting of the said City Council held on the 14th day of February
1984; by the following roll call vote:
AYES: 4 COUNCIL MEMBERS: Kanel, Lacayo, Mullen, and Partin
NOES: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: 1 COUNCIL MEMBERS: Coronado
CITY CLERK OF THE
OF CYPRESS