In re Kirby

Citations

• 10 S.D. 338
• 73 N.W. 95
• 1897 S.D. LEXIS 64

Syllabus

<p>In a proceeding under Comp. Laws, ? 473, declaring that conviction of a felony shall be cause for the suspension of an attorney, where the crime pharged was receiving property of the United States, with the intent to convert the same, knowing it to have been stolen, the question whether the crime was a felony is a conclusion of law, depending upon the punishment permitted by the United States statutes, of which a state court will take judicial notice.</p>