Legal Opinion

Barnes v. District Court of Appeal

California Supreme Court

Decided July 3, 1918No. L. A. No. 5629. In BankPublishedCited by 22 opinions

REVIEW on Certiorari of an order of the District Court of Appeal for the Second Appellate District disbarring an attorney. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.

1Opinion of the CourtShaw, J.

This is a proceeding to review and annul an order of the district court of appeal of the second district, directing that the name of E. M. Barnes be removed from the roll of attorneys, and that his license to practice law in this state be revoked.

Barnes was admitted to practice in this state by an order of the supreme court made in the year 1880. On March 21, 1910, he was convicted in the district court of the United States for the district of Alaska for the crime of mailing an obscene and lascivious letter. In February, 1918, after due notice to him in that behalf, an attorney, acting for…

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