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A RESOLUTION FAVORING THE CREATION OF MUNICIPAL
COURTS OF RECORD FOR THE CITY OF FORT WORTH
WHEREAS, the City of Fort Worth does not ave Municipal
Courts of Record; and,
WHEREAS, any person convicted in our Municipal Court
may appeal and receive a new trial in the County Court of
Criminal Appeals regardless whether or not any error has
been committed in the first trial; and,
WHEREAS, such circumstances have caused and will
continue to cause a backlog of thousands of cases at the
County Court level delaying the due process of law and
impeding the administration of justice; and,
WHEREAS, a defendant may receive two entire trials,
doubling the cost to the public as two sets of judges,
prosecutors , and clerical personnel must hear the case,
and time after time witnesses must take time out from
work to appear on numerous occasions to provide testimony;
and,
WHEREAS, the State Legislators are desirous of
reducing the costs of government and facilitating the
administration of justice; .
NOW THEREFORE LET IT BE RESOLVED by the City Council
of the City of Fort Worth that the City of Fort Worth
endorses legislation creating Municipal Courts of Record
in the City of Fort Worth.
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