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Author: {"author": "THE COURT. OLNEY, J., Dissenting. LENNON, J., Dissenting.", "license": "Public Domain", "url": "https://static.case.law/"}
Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

Crim. No. 2306.
    In Bank.
    April 16, 1920.]
    In the Matter of DANIEL O’CONNELL.
    Attorney at Law—Disbarment Proceeding—Conviction of Felony— Pendency of Appeal—Postponement of Proceeding.—Upon the authority of Matter of Biccardi, ante, p. 675, action on proceeding for disbarment of an attorney at law deferred pending appeal of attorney from judgment of conviction of felony involving moral turpitude.
    PROCEEDING- for disbarment of an attorney at law based upon judgment of conviction of felony involving moral turpitude. Action deferred pending appeal from judgment.
    The facts are in all material respects the same as those in the Matter of Biccardi, a/nte, p. 675.
    Jeremiah. F. Sullivan for Petitioner.
   THE COURT.

—The facts in this case are in all material respects the same as those in the Matter of Biccardi, ante, p. 675, [189 Pac. 694], The conviction of the accused, was in the United States district court of the northern district of California, and was for conspiring to violate the acts of Congress of May 18, 1917, and June 15, 1917, and the case is pending on writ of error in the United States supreme court.

It is ordered that action upon the certified copy of the judgment presented be deferred pending the determination of the appeal of the attorney from such judgment.

OLNEY, J., Dissenting.

—I dissent for the reasons given in the dissenting opinion in the companion case of Riccardi.

Lawlor, J., concurred.

LENNON, J., Dissenting.

—For the reasons given in my dissent from the prevailing court opinion in the Matter of Riccardi, ante, p. 675, [189 Pac. 694], I dissent from the prevailing opinion in the instant case.

Rehearing denied.

Lawlor, J., Lennon, J., and Olney, J., dissented from order denying a rehearing.