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MSA SC 5346-10-2
Collection	Chief Judge Robert C. Murphy Collection
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Dates	1975/01/29
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"Report on the State of the Judiciary to the Legislature of Maryland" Given by Robert C. Murphy, Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals of Maryland. This is the third speech of its kind. The speech covers the following topics: 12% caseload increase experienced by the courts, the general increase in crime, overcrowded jails, importance of actual rehabilitation of jail patrons, House Bill 5 (requiring a presentence investigation prior to sentencing to the jurisdiction of the Division of Corretion or the Patuxent Institution), juvenile crime, the final report of the Commision on Judicial Reform, judicial selection, attorney behavoir and the Lawyers Disciplinary Fund.

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