MATTER OF SILVER v. TURCHIN


10 N.Y.2d 959 (1961)

In the Matter of Edward S. Silver, as District Attorney of the County of Kings, Respondent, v. Samuel Turchin, an Attorney, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided November 30, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harold H. Corbin, Edward J. Bennett and Joseph A. Solovei for appellant.

Edward S. Silver, District Attorney (William I. Siegel and Aaron Koota of counsel), for respondent.

Concur: Judges FULD, FROESSEL, VAN VOORHIS and FOSTER. Chief Judge DESMOND and Judges DYE and BURKE dissent and vote to affirm upon the ground that there was evidence to support all the charges of misconduct of which appellant was found guilty.


Order reversed and proceeding dismissed upon the ground that the evidence does not warrant the conclusion that there was such intentional misconduct on the part of appellant as to justify his disbarment upon the charges sustained by the Appellate Division...

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