Word: counseled
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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National political pundits had been curious whether Nashville Lawyer Ray Jenkins, the special counsel in the Army-McCarthy hearings, could whip Estes Kefauver. At week's end Jenkins settled that question by announcing he would not run. Kefauver's friends, who had not been worried much about Jenkins (or any other Republican), were not necessarily cheered. They were seriously concerned about Pat Sutton and the Democratic primary, and were advising Estes: stay home and start fighting...
...criminal cases the prosecutor is often the first to run to the press with word that he has a confession and is sure of a conviction. On their part defense counsel are just as eager to try their cases in the press. Do such shenanigans hinder justice? They certainly do, says the New York State Bar Association's Committee on Civil Rights. At Saranac Inn, N.Y. last week, the Bar Association was considering a committee proposal to stop lawyers from talking to the press. The proposal called for state legislation making it "unlawful" for either prosecutor or defense attorney...
...week's end Defense Counsel Charles Henry argued that the verdict should be set aside because the award was excessive in view of the token compensatory damages. One of the troubles, he implied, was that Pegler's rambunctious courtroom manner had a poor effect on the jury. Replied Reynolds' attorney, Louis Nizer: "In a day when [reckless] extremities of certain writers have caused a serious problem, [we require] just such a lesson...
...While in his job, said Committee Chairman Homer Capehart. Powell had authorized Federal loan insurance on $6.5 to $7 billion worth of mortgages. The committee wanted to quiz Powell on his gambling losses, which first put the FBI on his trail and led to the housing investigations. Committee Counsel William Simon said that Powell, whose salary was $12,000 a year, had reportedly lost almost that much in one gambling session. Powell, who was appointed in 1934. clammed up tight. But the committee did put on the record that he had a long police record, although he had stated...
...Refusing to testify personally. 3. The Army shortly released a 34-page report charging that Chief Counsel Roy Cohn threatened to wreck the Army unless : 1. He was admitted to West Point...