New York Court of Appeals, 1931

Matter of Axtell

Matter of Axtell
New York Court of Appeals · Decided July 15, 1931 · <italic>Per Curiam.</italic>
177 N.E. 423; 257 N.Y. 210; 1931 N.Y. LEXIS 843 (North Eastern Reporter)

Matter of Axtell

Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam.

The acts of solicitation proved against the appellant attorney are extenuated, but not excused, by his relations to the mariners’ union and to foreign consulates.

*211 The sentence of disbarment is a severe one, but misconduct being proved, the punishment to follow was to be determined by the Appellate Division, and is not subject to revision here (Matter of Hawes, 217 N. Y. 602).

The court that pronounced the sentence has jurisdiction exclusive of any other to mitigate its rigor.

The order should be affirmed.

Cardozo, Ch. J., Pound, Crane, Lehman, Kellogg, O’Brien and Hubbs, JJ., concur.

Order affirmed.

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