Algier hiss3/29/2023 ![]() After Hiss had exhausted his rights of appeal (United States v. Chambers was the principal witness against Hiss and had been his principal accuser during hearings held prior to the grand jury investigation by the Committee on Un-American Activities of the House of Representatives. (2) that he thought he could say definitely that he had not seen Chambers after January 1, 1937. In particular, Hiss was found to have testified falsely (1) that he had never, nor had his wife in his presence, turned over documents or copies of documents of the United States Department of State or of any other organization of the Federal government to one Whittaker Chambers or to any other unauthorized person and A previous trial had resulted in a jury disagreement, and a mistrial had been declared. On January 25, 1950, Alger Hiss was convicted of two counts of perjury in his testimony before a Federal grand jury. The facts as disclosed by the record before us are as follows. Alger Hiss was struck from the roll of Massachusetts lawyers on August 1, 1952, and now seeks reinstatement. Barshak, for the Boston Bar Association, amicus curiae, submitted a brief. DeGiacomo (Daniel Klubock & Barry Brown with him) for the Board of Bar Overseers.įrederic G. Reed & Harold Rosenwald with him) for the petitioner. The case was reserved and reported by Reardon, J. PETITION filed in the Supreme Judicial Court for the county of Suffolk on November 4, 1974. Innocence and admitted to no rehabilitation of character. Granted, although the petitioner held fast to his contention of Imposed for reinstatement, and this court ordered the unopposed petition Scholarly interests, and of his fitness to be reinstated, and aĬonclusion was warranted that the petitioner had sustained the burden Petitioner's good character since disbarment, of his pursuit of Supported by substantial evidence, including evidence of the Have no actual adverse effect upon the integrity of the Bar" were would almost certainly notĬommit any serious crime" and that granting the petition would "clearly The bar, findings by the Board of Bar Overseers that the petitioner "is ![]() With respect to a mature man who had been convicted of perjury, tainted byĪ breach of confidence and trust, and had been disbarred andĪpproximately twenty-three years later petitioned for reinstatement to 696 (1974), and hasĭemonstrated the requisite rehabilitation since disbarment. To the bar satisfies the standards for reinstatement setįorth in S.J.C. Statement of factors to be considered in judging whether one who has beenĬonvicted of a crime and disbarred therefor and seeks to be reinstated Repentance, is evidence to be considered in the evaluation of hisĬharacter upon his petition for reinstatement to the bar. Repentance by one convicted of a crime and disbarred therefor, or lack of ![]() One who has been convicted of a crime and disbarred therefor will not beĭisqualified for reinstatement to the bar solely because he continues to Has led a sufficiently exemplary life, to be reinstated as an attorney. This court cannot presently say that any offense is so grave that anĪttorney disbarred therefor is automatically precluded from subsequentlyĪttempting to demonstrate that he has achieved a "present fitness," and ![]() Subsequent disbarment were "conclusive evidence of his lack of moralĬharacter at the time of his removal from office." 447 AugSuffolk County Present: TAURO, C.J., REARDON, QUIRICO, BRAUCHER, HENNESSEY, KAPLAN, & WILKINS, JJ.Ĭonviction of perjury of a member of the bar of this Commonwealth and his ![]()
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