JUDICIAL COUNCIL OF CALIFORNIA, PART 1 - JUDICIAL COUNCIL REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR AND THE LEGISLATURE, 1980, AND PART 2 - ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE CALIFORNIA COURTS - ANNUAL REPORT, 1980 (ISSUED IN TWO PARTS)

• NCJ Number: 69509
• Date Published: 1980
• Length: 236 pages
• Corporate Author: California Judicial Council
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Report (Annual/Periodic)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THE CALIFORNIA JUDICIAL COUNCIL'S REPORT TO THE 1979/1980 REGULAR SESSION OF THE LEGISLATURE AND THE GOVERNOR, AND THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE COURTS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1979 ARE REPRINTED.

Abstract

THE JUDICIAL COUNCIL'S REPORT FOCUSES ON THE IMPACT OF CALIFORNIA'S NEW DETERMINATE SENTENCING LAW ON THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM, THE SENTENCING PROCESS, AND PRISON COMMITMENT. SUPERIOR COURT STATISTICS INDICATE THAT AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF GUILTY PLEAS AND A CORRESPONDING DECREASE IN TRIALS WERE OFFSET BY INCREASED APPELLATE COURT WORKLOAD RESULTING FROM THE NEW SENTENCING LAW. AT THE SAME TIME, PRISON COMMITMENT INCREASED NOTICEABLY. THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE INCLUDES A SUMMARY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTION INITIATED ON THE COUNCIL'S RECOMMENDATION AS WELL AS OF OTHER LEGISLATIVE MEASURES AFFECTING THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE. AN EXTENSIVE STATISTICAL SECTION SUPPLIES JUDICIAL DATA (FILINGS, BUSINESS TRANSACTED, BACKLOGS AND DELAYS, ETC.) ON ALL COURT LEVELS. THE APPENDIX FURNISHES ADDITIONAL COURT DATA BY SUPPLYING COMPARATIVE STATISTICS FROM PREVIOUS YEARS.