Word: plead
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Since Barrister Farinacci has never before exercised his profession to the extent of appearing in court to plead a case, the "for- mula" under which he now appears was reverently admired by connoisseurs of legal quibbling. Suave, Farinacci remarked to the presiding justice, Signor Danza, last week: "I have never appeared before so courteous a judge." Bland, Signor Danza replied: "Nor have I ever listened to so able a lawyer...
...plead not guilty to the charge of murdering Matteotti.... I admit carrying out the kidnaping with the help of some friends.... In September, 1923, I went, to Paris to investigate the murder of two Fascisti there. ... I discovered at that time that French Socialists were plotting the murder (which subsequently took place) of our Fascist comrade Bonservizi. They were plotting with Matteotti...
...financial policy loomed last week as the annual convention of the Radical-Socialist party opened at Nice. Before the convention appeared M. Herriot, Radical standard bearer, to insist that France can balance her budget only by a direct levy on capital. Likewise appeared M. Caillaux, Finance Minister, to plead for the powerful support of the convention, in order that he might be given one more chance to balance his budget by "orthodox" means...
...stickler for the formalities of the Court. Although a Democrat, after elevation to the Court he declined to contribute to Democratic campaign funds (as he had previously done), holding that the members of the Court must never touch politics. When his own daughter came to plead before the Court there was no precedent, no regulation covering the contingency, but he voluntarily retired from the bench and did not sit on the case. Chief Justice Fuller, Confederate veteran, the only Roman Catholic Chief Justice, used to remark that he had jurisdiction over the entire U. S. except the Fuller home...
...this court which is optionally provided for in the constitution of the Church. In this case it would have meant three years delay, to the next triennial convention before the machinery of the court could be approved. The Bishops declined to call the court. They allowed Bishop Brown to plead his case-to argue for half an hour that he had not had a fair trial, but his lawyer was not admitted. Then a vote was 91 to 11 to sustain the findings of the courts. Bishop Ethelbert Talbot of Bethlehem, Presiding Bishop, promptly summoned Bishop Brown to St. Paul...