Wernimont v. State ex rel. Little Rock Bar Ass'n
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Pulaski Circuit Court, Second Division; F. Guy Fulk, Judge; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. This is an appeal prosecuted by Henry G. Wernimont from a judgment of the Pulaski Circuit Court revoking his license to practice law in that court, and striking his name from the roll of its attorneys.
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Appeal from Pulaski Circuit Court, Second Division; F. Guy Fulk, Judge; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. This is an appeal prosecuted by Henry G. Wernimont from a judgment of the Pulaski Circuit Court revoking his license to practice law in that court, and striking his name from the roll of its attorneys. The proceeding was begun by a written motion filed by a number of attorneys practicing in that court, representing the Grievance Committee of the Little Rock Bar Association, and also by the Prosecuting Attorney of the Sixth Judicial Circuit on behalf of the State, in which it was charged that said…
1Opinion of the Court
Frauenthal, J.,
(after stating the facts.) It is urged by counsel for the defendant that he was entitled to have a jury pass upon the charges made against him, and that the court erred in discharging the jury and proceeding with the trial.
Proceedings for the suspension or disbarment of attorneys for professional misconduct are not criminal, but civil' in their nature. They are not instituted or intended for the purpose of punishment. Their object is to preserve the purity of the courts and the proper and honest administration of the law. Attorneys are officers of the court, made so by its…
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