People v. Meola
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, Harry Meóla, from a judgment of the Supreme Court, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Orange on the 20th day of June,. 1919, upon the verdict of a jury, convicting the defendant of a violation of section 270' of the Penal Law; also from three orders, entered in said clerk’s office on the 1st day of July, 1919, overruling the defendant’s demurrer to the indictment, denying his motion for a new trial on the minutes, and denying his…
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Appeal by the defendant, Harry Meóla, from a judgment of the Supreme Court, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Orange on the 20th day of June,. 1919, upon the verdict of a jury, convicting the defendant of a violation of section 270' of the Penal Law; also from three orders, entered in said clerk’s office on the 1st day of July, 1919, overruling the defendant’s demurrer to the indictment, denying his motion for a new trial on the minutes, and denying his motion in arrest of judgment.
1Opinion of the Court
Jenks, P. J.:
The self-exploitation involved in seeking clients is a matter of taste, and certain methods of advertising that are recognized in trade are declared unethical in a profession. Dr. Johnson remarked, “ Sir, it is wrong to stir up law suits; but when once it is certain that a law suit is to go on, there is nothing wrong in a lawyer’s endeavouring that he shall have the benefit, rather than another.” (Boswell’s Johnson, ætat 67, 1776.)
The indictment rests upon section 270 of the Penal Law, and charges infractions of those provisions which declare-it unlawful for any natural person “…
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- Budd v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- In Re the Proceedings for the Disbarment of ClarkNew York Court of Appeals · 1906
- People Ex Rel. Armstrong v. Warden of City PrisonNew York Court of Appeals · 1905
- Polinsky v. . PeopleNew York Court of Appeals · 1878
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