Michael Emmet

The cases of master criminal defense attorney Perry Mason and his staff who handled the most difficult of cases in the aid of the innocent.

Burns and Allen, an American comedy duo consisting of George Burns and his wife, Gracie Allen, worked together as a comedy team in vaudeville, films, radio and television and achieved great success over four decades.

An astronaut returns to Earth as the no-pulse host of an alien monster's embryos; he is discovered by a loony farmer who find ways to feed his new critter.

An outlaw is left for dead by his gang after being shot. A year later, he is released from jail with one thing on his mind: Revenge.

Sgt. Chuch Brennan always disliked playboy and hotshot, Col. Jim Herlihy. Now Chuck has even more reason to, Jim is dating his daughter, Lois.

A backwoods game warden and a local doctor discover that giant leeches are responsible for disappearances and deaths in a local swamp, but the local police don't believe them.

During the 1951 rout of the American army in Korea, a battle-hardened sergeant tries to reinvigorate his men with a bugle picked up by the side of the road.

Outlines the basic requirements necessary for effective court administration which is equally applicable to one-judge or multiple-judge courts and illustrates principles of sound business practices. Lists adequate courtroom facilities and stresses the need for competent clerical help and clerk attaches. Enumerates the merits of combination traffic ticket and complaint. Encourages the establishing of an accurate system of accountability of complaints. Advocates the establishment of traffic violations bureau where clerical assistants could handle non-moving and non-hazardous viloations.

Visualizes traffic problems and cites statistics concerning these problems. Suggests three major considerations in the reduction of traffic problems: engineering, education, and enforcement. Emphasizes the traffic court judge's responsibility in enforcement and discusses how a judge can most effectively deal with each case so that people will leave the courtroom with respect for law courts and an awareness of their responsibilities toward observing the rules of the road.

Clarifies the meaning and purposes of corrective penalization as applied by the city traffic court. Describes the importance of accurate and complete information relating to both the traffic offense and the offender. Classifies traffic violators into three groups and points out examples of corrective penalties which may be imposed and stresses the value of a traffic court school for certain types of traffic violators.

Contrasts the traffic court of the horse and buggy era with that of today. Points out that traffic court cases must be kept separate from others and that the court must demand and earn respect. Presents examples of good traffic courtroom procedure emphasizing such aspects as the formal opening, initial remarks by the judge outlining rights and obligations of defendants, trial procedure, and formal closing. Emphasizes that it is the traffic court judge's responsibility to increase respect for judicial authority.