Legal Opinion

McGehee v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided November 3, 1930Published

1Opinion of the Court

Iyirby, J.,

(after stating the facts). It is insisted that the circuit court was without jurisdiction to hear the cause and that the testimony is not sufficient to support the verdict. It is true that the Supreme 'Court only can license attorneys to practice law in the courts of the State of Arkansas under the statutes now existing, § 598, C. & M. Digest, and amendatory act 32 of 1929. The court held in Wernimont v. State ex rel Bar Association, 101 Ark. 210, 142 S. W. 194, Ann. Cas. 1913D, 1156, that the power to disbar an attorney is inherent in all courts having authority to admit attorneys…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Wernimont v. State ex rel. Little Rock Bar Ass'nSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1911
  2. State Ex Rel. Greene County Bar v. HuddlestonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1927

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