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In Re the Admission of Wells

California Supreme Court

Decided March 1, 1917No. Crim. No. 2030PublishedCited by 37 opinions

APPLICATION to set aside and vacate an order of the District Court of Appeal of the Third Appellate District admitting a person to practice law in the courts of this state. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.

1Opinion of the CourtShaw, J.

On October 20, 1915, T. Alonzo Wells applied to the district court of appeal of the third district for admission to practice law, under section 279 of the Code of Civil Procedure, and in support thereof produced a license purporting to admit him to practice law in the state of Nevada, issued to him by the supreme court of that state in October, 1915, and procured one H. N. Mitchell, an attorney at law regularly admitted to practice in this state, to vouch for the good moral character of said Wells, and to move said court that his said application be granted. Thereupon said district court…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Matter of ZanyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1913
  2. People v. DavisCalifornia Supreme Court · 1905
  3. Keech v. JoplinCalifornia Supreme Court · 1909
  4. In Re CollinsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1905

3Cited by37 opinions

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  4. Sarracino v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1974
  5. In Re Rose VCalifornia Supreme Court · 2000

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