Proceedings of the ... Annual Meeting of the Alabama State Bar Association, Volume 35, Part 1912State Printers, 1912 - Bar associations |
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Page 47
... attorney defending the man charged with crime asks the nisi prius judge to charge the jury . upon principles of law that the man has a right to in- voke , and the trial judge refuses to give that law , I say that man has not been tried ...
... attorney defending the man charged with crime asks the nisi prius judge to charge the jury . upon principles of law that the man has a right to in- voke , and the trial judge refuses to give that law , I say that man has not been tried ...
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... Attorneys General , I believe that the administration of that office under him will compare favorably with that of any Attorney Gen- eral who has ever had the honor of filling that position ; and I think , Mr. President , if he should ...
... Attorneys General , I believe that the administration of that office under him will compare favorably with that of any Attorney Gen- eral who has ever had the honor of filling that position ; and I think , Mr. President , if he should ...
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... Attorney General , who indulges in so much talk , and to so little purpose , that I do not always do the sen- sible thing , and the more I associate with him the less assured I am of the wisdom of my acts ; but I cannot let this ...
... Attorney General , who indulges in so much talk , and to so little purpose , that I do not always do the sen- sible thing , and the more I associate with him the less assured I am of the wisdom of my acts ; but I cannot let this ...
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... ATTORNEYS . B. P. Crum , Chairman Henry R. Howze Montgomery ..Birmingham ..Birmingham George Huddleston DELEGATES TO AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION . John Pelham Z. T. Rudulph Norvelle R. Leigh , Jr. Anniston Birmingham Mobile HONORARY ...
... ATTORNEYS . B. P. Crum , Chairman Henry R. Howze Montgomery ..Birmingham ..Birmingham George Huddleston DELEGATES TO AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION . John Pelham Z. T. Rudulph Norvelle R. Leigh , Jr. Anniston Birmingham Mobile HONORARY ...
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... attorney . Sec . 2. That Section 599 of said Code be , and the same is hereby amended so as to read as follows : The accusa- tion must be in writing , and when the prosecution is in- stituted by the Alabama State Bar Association , or ...
... attorney . Sec . 2. That Section 599 of said Code be , and the same is hereby amended so as to read as follows : The accusa- tion must be in writing , and when the prosecution is in- stituted by the Alabama State Bar Association , or ...
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Page 140 - I will abstain from all offensive personality, and advance no fact prejudicial to the honor or reputation of a party or witness, unless required by the justice of the cause with which...
Page 333 - Amendment, this court has not failed to recognize the fact that the law is to a certain extent a progressive science; that in some of the states methods of procedure which, at the time the Constitution was adopted, were deemed essential to the protection and safety of the people, or to the liberty of the citizen, have been found to be no longer necessary...
Page 147 - TO CONTROL THE INCIDENTS OF THE TRIAL As to incidental matters pending the trial, not affecting the merits of the cause, or working substantial prejudice to the rights of the client, such as forcing the opposite lawyer to trial when he is under affliction or bereavement; forcing the trial on a particular day to the injury of the opposite lawyer when no harm will result from a trial at a different time; agreeing to an extension...
Page 143 - But it is steadfastly to be borne in mind that the great trust of the lawyer is to be performed within and not without the bounds of the law. The office of attorney does not permit, much less does it demand of him for any client, violation of law or any manner of fraud or chicane. He must obey his own conscience and not that of his client 16.
Page 151 - In fixing fees it should never be forgotten that the profession is a branch of the administration of justice and not a mere moneygetting trade.
Page 148 - The miscarriages to which justice is subject, by reason of surprises and disappointments in evidence and witnesses, and through mistakes of juries and errors of Courts, even though only occasional, admonish lawyers to beware of bold and confident assurances to clients, especially where the employment may depend upon such assurance. Whenever the controversy will admit of fair adjustment, the client should be advised to avoid or to end the litigation.
Page 327 - to regulate commerce . . . among the several States" and "to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper" for the purpose have been considered by this court so often and in such varied connections that some propositions bearing upon the extent and nature of this power have come to be so firmly settled as no longer to be open to dispute, among them being these: 1. The term "commerce" comprehends more than the mere exchange of goods. It embraces commercial intercourse in all its branches, including...
Page 145 - It is disreputable to hunt up defects in titles or other causes of action and inform thereof in order to be employed to bring suit, or to breed litigation by seeking out those with claims for personal injuries or those having any other grounds of action in order to secure them as clients...
Page 147 - ... interrogatories and the like, the lawyer must be allowed to judge. In such matters no client has a right to demand that his counsel shall be illiberal, or that he do anything therein repugnant to his own sense of honor and propriety.
Page 123 - If the defendant pleads guilty, or refuses to answer the accusation, the court must render judgment of conviction against him. If he denies the matters charged, the court must immediately, or at such time as it may appoint, proceed to try the accusation. • 767. The trial must be by a jury, and conducted in all respects in the same manner as the trial of an indictment for a misdemeanor.