State v. Bieber

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Dawson, J.:

This is a special proceeding to determine whether an attorney who pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor of having unlawful possession of intoxicating liquor should be disbarred from the practice of law as prescribed by R. S. 7-110.

Section 1 of chapter 64 of the Session Laws of 1913 (R. S. 7-110 et seq.), which is the statute relating to proceedings in disbarment .and reinstatement of attorneys, reads thus:

“That in the case of the conviction of an attorney at law, who has been admitted to the bar of this state, of a felony or of a misdemeanor…