New Mexico Supreme Court, 1961

In re the Illegal Practice of Law by Gately

In re the Illegal Practice of Law by Gately
New Mexico Supreme Court · Decided October 25, 1961 · Carmody, Chavez, Compton, Moise, Noble
69 N.M. 219; 365 P.2d 457

In re the Illegal Practice of Law by Gately

Opinion of the Court

Ordered that respondent’s motion to dismiss the petition be and the same is hereby-denied.

Ordered that respondent, John H. Gately, be and he is hereby adjudged guilty of contempt of this Court for the illegal practice of law as charged in Count 2 of the petition; and the Court, being of the opinion that the act constituting the illegal practice of law was technical in nature and not a deliberate act on the part of respondent, no penalty therefor is assessed, but the respondent, John H. Gately, is admonished against a repetition thereof.

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