BARNARD'S CASE

No. 4588.

101 N.H. 33 (1957)

BARNARD'S CASE.

Supreme Court of New Hampshire.

Decided May 8, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Leonard Sweeney, pro se and Louis C. Wyman, Attorney General (Mr. Sweeney and Mr. Wyman orally), for the petitioner.

Sheehan, Phinney, Bass, Green & Bergevin (Mr. Bergevin, orally), for the respondent.


KENISON, C. J.

This court has the inherent power to take reasonable and expeditious action in the suspension or removal of members of the bar for the protection of the community. Harrington's Case, 100 N.H. 243, 244; Ricker's Petition, 66 N.H. 207, 211. In the exercise of this power this court has the obligation to make appropriate disciplinary orders "for the protection of the public, as well as for the maintenance of...

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