Legal Opinion

In re Shepard

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided June 30, 1896PublishedCited by 17 opinions

Certiorari to Hillsdale; Lane, J. Charles A. Shepard was disbarred from practicing as an attorney at law, and brings certiorari.

1Opinion of the CourtHooker, J.

The defendant was a practicing lawyer in Hillsdale county, and was disbarred by a judgment of the Hillsdale circuit court, upon charges filed by the prosecuting attorney. The legal questions presented are:

1. Had the court jurisdiction?

2. Were the charges sufficient?

3. Was the defendant denied sufficient time in which to prepare for trial?

4. Was he entitled to a jury trial?

5. Was there evidence warranting the judgment?

6. Were the proceedings rendered void by the failure of the clerk to enter judgment at once, and had the court power to cause the entry to be made nunc pro tunc, in a blank space…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Ex Parte WallSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
  2. Randall v. BrighamSupreme Court of the United States · 1869
  3. Ex Parte BurrSupreme Court of the United States · 1824
  4. In re MillsMichigan Supreme Court · 1850
  5. In re WoolMichigan Supreme Court · 1877

3Cited by17 opinions

  1. In Re SibleyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2010
  2. Ex Parte ThompsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1933
  3. In re EganSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1928
  4. In re EganSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1909
  5. In re SmithSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1945

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