Davison v. Lynch

Two questions arise on these motions: First, whether an attorney appointed by the court to represent and protect the interest of a defendant in the military service has a right to serve a notice of appearance for such defendant, and, second, whether the court should award compensation to such an attorney. 1. The act of Congress passed to protect the civil rights of members of the military and naval establishment in the present war distinguishes (§ 200, subd. 3) between an attorney “authorized” to represent a defendant in the military service and an *312attorney appointed by the court “ to…