Legal Opinion
In Re May
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided June 20, 1952PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Per curiam
Andrew J. May was convicted of a felony on July 3, 1947, in the United States District Court of the District of Columbia. At the time of his conviction there was in force KRS 30.100 which provided: “No person convicted of a felony shall be permitted to practice law in any court”. It was written in Re Rudd, 310 Ky. 630, 221 S.W.2d 688, that the commission of a crime forfeits an attorney’s privilege to practice law and that neither his pardon, restoration of citizenship nor the repeal of KRS 30.100 will restore that right.
On January 25, 1951, May tendered his resignation as a member of the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- In Re StumpCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1938
- In Re RuddCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1949
- In re MayCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1951
- In Re StumpCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1947
- In re McCoyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1951
3Cited by11 opinions
- In the Matter of HissMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- Whisnant v. ByrdTennessee Supreme Court · 1975
- In Re CohenKentucky Supreme Court · 1986
- Greene v. Kentucky Bar Ass'nKentucky Supreme Court · 1995
- Skaggs v. Kentucky Bar Ass'nKentucky Supreme Court · 1997
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