Walker v. State
West Virginia Supreme Court
At a circuit court held for the county of Greenbrier, on the 12th day of January, 1870, a rule was awarded by Nathaniel Harrison, judge of said court, in open court, against Alexander Walker, an attorney at law practicing in said court, to show cause, if any he could, why the privilege heretofore granted him to practice as an attorney in said court, should not be suspended and revoked for unprofessional conduct and malpractice, in attempting to bribe Nannie Perkins to swear…
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At a circuit court held for the county of Greenbrier, on the 12th day of January, 1870, a rule was awarded by Nathaniel Harrison, judge of said court, in open court, against Alexander Walker, an attorney at law practicing in said court, to show cause, if any he could, why the privilege heretofore granted him to practice as an attorney in said court, should not be suspended and revoked for unprofessional conduct and malpractice, in attempting to bribe Nannie Perkins to swear falsely against the said Harrison, judge of said court. Service of the rule was accepted by Walker. The rule was founded…
1Opinion of the Court
Brown, President.
This is a writ of error to the judgment of the circuit court of Greenbrier, disbarring the plaintiff* in error from practicing as an attorney in that court. There was no exception to the proceedings by rule in the court below; but the party appeared to the rule, and without objection, the case was heard and determined by the court on the facts presented.
" The court erred in refusing to postpone the trial of the case, as asked by the defendant, until the defendant could procure the evidence of the witness Sperry, and of the affidavit alleged to be in the county of Monroe, no…
2Cited by13 opinions
- West Virginia State Bar v. EarleyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1959
- State v. McClaughertyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1889
- In re Application for License to Practice LawWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1910
- State v. ShumateWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1900
- State ex rel. Rude v. YoungSupreme Court of Florida · 1892
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