In Re Disabarment of West
Supreme Court of North Carolina
1Opinion of the CourtStacy, C. J.
There are two methods by which an attorney may be disbarred:
1. The one judicial. Attorney-General v. Gorson, 209 N. C., 320, 183 S. E., 392; Attorney-General v. Winburn, 206 N. C., 923, 175 S. E., 498; In re Stiers, 204 N. C., 48, 167 S. E., 382.
2. The other legislative. In re Parker, 209 N. C., 693, 184 S. E., 532; Committee on Grievances v. Strickland, 200 N. C., 630, 158 S. E., 110.
In the instant case, the legislative method alone has been pursued, and the regularity of the proceeding under the' statute is admitted.
It is not perceived how the respondent can contend, with any hope of…
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