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LINL law students figure in jail release plan By Jane Owens City jail employes would have to serve as "bellhops," if a proposed change in pre-trial release procedures is adopted, according to the Lincoln police chief. Commenting Wednesday on a proposal to release persons charged with misdemeanors on their own recognizance, Chief Joe Carroll said the proposal would "definitely not improve our present (pre trial release) procedures." Under the proposal, which was prepared by Lincoln attorney Paul Gaiter, UNL law students would be hired to interview persons brought into jail on misdemeanor charges. Using a point system, the law students would determine which persons, if released, probably would return for trial. Points would be given for such things as length of residence, marital status and occupation, according to Carroll. Persons qualifying under the point system would then be eligible for release, he said. "Why, we'd have to hire extra jail employes just to usher those arrested in and out of their interviews," the police chief said. Under present release procedure, persons charged with misdemeanors are released to an attorney. Minors are released to their parents. Because attorneys are officers of the court, they are responsible for the appearance in court of persons released to them, Carroll said. Persons who qualify for release but cannot afford an attorney are released to the public defender's office, he added. The office then accepts responsibility for the person's court appearance. Under the new proposal, no one would be responsible for returning the arrested person to court, Carroll said. If he failed to appear, the court would have to issue a warrant for him. Because Lincoln courtrooms are closed at night, bw students could not always obtain court records on a person to determine whether he qualified for release, according to Carroll. Holding a night court could solve the problem, he added. Carroll also said th.jt courts cannot delegate to law students the authority to release arrested persons. Students could only make recommendations to a judge, who then could order the release. "Most judges simply don't want to be bothered by phone calls at all hours of the night," Carroll said. Sponsored by the Lancaster County Bar Association and recommended by the Region 2 Crime Commission and the state Grant Review Committee, the request for $12,000 to fund the proposal was presented to the State Crime Commission in August. The commission, of which Carroll is a member, sent the plan back for more study and noted objections "almost identical to my own," Carroll said. The bar association is planning to redraft their proposal to meet Carroll's objections, according to Gaiter. One change will include a request for funds to hire additional police officers. The bar association plans to resubmit its proposal to the Region 2 Crime Commission at its September meeting, he said. Concert... continued from Page 7 began working with Muddy Waters' band with whom he stayed for several years. He sings in a rough, gruff fashion when he isn't letting loose on the harmonica. Of his mobility on stage, he said, "If the music's good, then it moves you around." Wells has quite a sense of humor. On a tour of Africa in the sixties, he was asked what he thought of black power. "I told them black power is me making it with Aretha Franklin," he said. Although only a few years ago blues men catered to a basically non-white audience, blues seems to be enjoying a popularity never dreamed of earlier. But Wells and Guy will be playing the blues for a long time whether the public demand for blues music remains or not. Guy said, "I hope I'll still be playing the blues when I'm an old man." For Wells, singing and playing the blues is inevitable. "When I was starting, everyone said, 'A young man like you ought to be playing jazz.' But the blues is my life and I'm stuck with it," he said. The band backing up Guy and Wells will bp comprised of Guy's brother Phil on rhythm guitar, Herman Applewhite on bass and Roof.evclt Shaw on drums. Shuttlebus links NU campuses Any student, faculty member or staff person on the UNL campus who has a yen to go to Omaha may take the NU shuttle bus that runs between the Lincoln and Omaha campuses. One bus originates at UNL and two start at the University Medical Center. Students registered for classes on both campuses get preference for tickets, which must be purchased a' the bursar's office before boarding the bus. The cost for students is $1 and $1.0 fnr fc' ' .""" staff. The bus runs WoHoy throu"h Friday and may boarded at the north end o' the 14th street mll oast o Andrews Hall. Shuttle bo trnHlul: But no. 1 Depart: Mmi. Center, 7 a.m.: UNO, 7:10, UNL, 8:25-9; Sy1om, 0:10; UNO, 10:25; Arrive: Med. Centn-, 10:35. But no. 2 Depart: IJNl., 10:50 a.m.: UNO, 12 -12:37; M-'. Center, M 10; Arrlv: UNt. , ?:"" But no. 3 Depart: Mmi. Crir, 3:15 p.m.; UNO, 3:30, UNL. 4:43 5; Syttemi, 5:15, UNO, fi:2f; Arrive: Med. Cantor, 3:35. (4-3- YESi IVe do el servicing end fepesr on SEIKO Watches 1129 '0' St. & Gateway Mall -f - - - - TJj p5 WILSON OUTFITTERS CANOE CAMPING TOURS SEPTEMBER 21-23 NIOBRARA RIVER NEBRASKA'S UTOPIAN SHANGRILA PARADISE A FALL FESTIVAL OF COLOH FOR UNIVERSITY FACULTY, STAFF, AND THEIR FAMILIES ONLY!!! TRIP INCLUDES: Guides, meals, all equipment, Friday nite cabins, etc. For brochure and trip description call or write: WILSON OUTFITTERS 6211 SUNRISE ROAD LINCOLN, NEBRASKA PH. 489-6241 Done your way. With not a cliche' in a carload. Looking brand new. Blazing with sequins, rhinestones and studs. Shown, the french cut jeans with detailed seaming, $17; rhinestone studded bike jacket, $33; long blazer piped in red as featured in Seventeen, $30. Sizes 5 to 13. Unique Downtown and Jr. Area Gateway. , Mm m 'VJf 1 Ufcl Wil fa. j I hovland swanson ' ii i . ii daily nebraskan friday, September 7, 1973 page 8