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FORD'S CASE

No. 4726.

102 N.H. 24 (1959)

FORD'S CASE.

Supreme Court of New Hampshire.

Decided April 3, 1959.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John F. Beamis and Francis E. Perkins, as President and Vice President of the New Hampshire Bar Association (Mr. Perkins orally), for the petitioner.

Sulloway, Hollis, Godfrey & Soden (Mr. Sulloway orally), for the defendant.

KENISON, C. J.

The nature and extent of disciplinary action by a state court against an attorney for a federal income tax conviction has varied greatly in different jurisdictions and necessarily depends in large measure on the facts and circumstances of each individual case. Anno. 59 A. L. R. (2d) 1398. The objective of disciplinary action in such cases is not additional punishment of the attorney but rather to protect the public from persons unfit to serve as attorneys...

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