REFORM OF THE FEDERAL CRIMINAL LAWS [General codification and provisions relating to abortion, business IV (General codification and provisions relating to abortion, business law, civil rights, death penalty, elections, Indian law, insanity de- S. 1, Subchapter F, Civil Rights Offenses_ S. 1, Subchapter H, Protection of Political Processes. S. 1400, sections 1501-1527, Civil Rights and Elections....... Buckley, Hon. James L., a U.S. Senator from the State of New York.. Davidow, Prof. Robert P., Texas Tech University School of Law.... DiSalle, Hon. Michael V., attorney at law, Washington, D.C.......... Givins, Richard A., former assistant U.S. attorney, New York, N. Y. Greene, Robert F., National Right to Life Committee_. Hellerstein, Alvin K., the Association of the Bar, the city of New Jefferson, Dr. Mildred, Boston, Mass- Keeney, John C., Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Divi- Lewis, Rod, Gila legal services project, Sacaton, Ariz. O'Connor, K. William, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Civil Von Hirsch, Andrew, executive director, Committee for the Study of 6662 6780 6496 6641 6765 6496 6796 Criminal Procedure Ombudsman as a Substitute for the Exclusionary Rule: A Proposal, Prof. Robert P. Davidow, Texas Tech University, Death Penalty, Public Opinion Surveys, Library of Congress, July 9, 1973, and November 23, 1972, with article, "Death Penalty Gets Surge in Approval," the Washington Post, Nov. 23, 1972_ Letter of August 7, 1973, from Richard A. Givens in response to ques- 6495 6519 Letter of December 7, 1973, from Robert Hermann, enclosing report Letter of August 9, 1973, from Charles H. Resnick, chairman, Com- mittee on Corporate Law Departments, American Bar Association. 6662 Memorandum, Department of Justice, on sections 1521-1527 (election 6567 One Justice for All: A proposal to establish by Federal constitutional 6509 REFORM OF FEDERAL CRIMINAL LAWS WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 1973 U.S. SENATE, SUBCOMMITTEE ON CRIMINAL LAWS AND PROCEDURES Washington, D.C. The subcommittee met, pursuant to recess, at 10:08 a.m. in room 2228, Dirksen Senate Office Building, Senator Roman Hruska presiding. Present: Senator Hruska (presiding). Also present: G. Robert Blakey, chief counsel; Paul C. Summitt, deputy chief counsel; Kenneth A. Lazarus, minority counsel; Dennis C. Thelen, assistant counsel; and Mable A. Downey, clerk. Senator HRUSKA. The subcommittee will come to order. We will resume hearings on the two bills for the reform of the Federal Criminal Code, S. 1 and S. 1400. In the absence of the chairman of this subcommittee, who is engaged in other official duties, the Senator from Nebraska will preside this morning. Our first witness today is Mr. Richard Ă. Givens, former assistant U.S. attorney for New York. STATEMENT OF RICHARD A. GIVENS, FORMER ASSISTANT U.S. ATTORNEY, NEW YORK, N.Y. Mr. GIVENS. Thank you very much, Senator. It is a great pleasure to be here and a great honor to appear before you. I had the pleasure of testifying before you about a year ago in connection with the hearings on the Brown Commission report; and I am extremely pleased to see that the subcommittee draft, S. 1, and also the Administration proposal, the Justice Department proposal, S. 1400, has made many changes along the lines which I had recommended, and also which various bar groups had recommended. So for my part, I would like to compliment both the subcommittee staff and the Justice Department team for doing an excellent job on very many points that I had mentioned. Now, I would like to also mention, Senator, that although I am the regional director of the Federal Trade Commission for New York and New Jersey, that of course I am appearing here solely in my capacity as a former assistant U.S. attorney and in no way as a Commission staff member or on behalf of the Federal Trade Commission. Senator HRUSKA. Thank you, Mr. Givens. |