Goodhart v. State
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Writ op error to reverse an order of the City Court of New Haven (M'athewson, J.) adjudging the plaintiff guilty of contempt of court and requiring him to pay a fine of $25. The record contains a copy of the order of the City Court, which shows that the plaintiff, who was counsellor the defense in a criminal case then on trial in that court, “did behave in a contemptuous and disorderly manner towards said court, by making an untruthful statement in order to secure the…
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Writ op error to reverse an order of the City Court of New Haven (M'athewson, J.) adjudging the plaintiff guilty of contempt of court and requiring him to pay a fine of $25. The record contains a copy of the order of the City Court, which shows that the plaintiff, who was counsellor the defense in a criminal case then on trial in that court, “did behave in a contemptuous and disorderly manner towards said court, by making an untruthful statement in order to secure the admission of certain evidence”; and that it was thereupon ordered “that the said Jacob P. Goodhart pay a fine of $25 and that…
1Opinion of the CourtThayek, J.
If the plaintiff was guilty of that of which the record shows that he was found guilty by the court below, his conduct constituted a contempt. The due administration of justice requires that statements to the court by attorneys and its other officers shall be such that the court may rely upon their truthfulness with absolute confidence. The law demands this; and attorneys, when they are admitted to the bar, are required to take an oath, not only that they will do no falsehood, nor consent to any to be done in court, but that, if they shall know of any to be done, they will inform the court…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- People Ex Rel. Hackley v. KellyNew York Court of Appeals · 1861
- Nolan v. New York, New Haven & Hartford RailroadSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1898
- Middlebrook v. StateSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1876
- Welch v. BarberSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1884
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