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In Re Stephenson

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided October 8, 1942No. 6 Div. 50PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

THOMAS, Justice.

This cause is before this court on petition for review of the decision of the Board of Commissioners of the Alabama State Bar in denying appellant’s petition for reinstatement to practice as an attorney before the Bar of Alabama.

Petitioner was convicted by a jury on July 13, 1933, of second degree forgery, and sentenced to the penitentiary for a period of not less than two years, nor more than four years. Application for certiorari to this court was denied October 11, 1934. Stephenson v. State, 26 Ala. App. 175, 156 So. 638, 639. Petitioner commenced serving his sentence…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Ex Parte GarlandSupreme Court of the United States · 1867
  2. Ex Parte ThompsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1933
  3. de Graffenried v. BreitlingSupreme Court of Alabama · 1915
  4. Ex parte State Bar Ass'nSupreme Court of Alabama · 1890
  5. In Re the Petition of KaufmannNew York Court of Appeals · 1927

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3Cited by28 opinions

  1. Konigsberg v. State Bar of Cal.Supreme Court of the United States · 1961
  2. In Re License to Practice Law by DanielWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1970
  3. Randolph County v. ThompsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1987
  4. In Re the Reinstatement of PETERSONSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1979
  5. Mason v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1956

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