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5 Kentucky opinions name it 2 courts 1970–2024 2 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Kentucky courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
In Re Cohengreen2 sentences2024“The ultimate and decisive question is whether the applicant is now of good moral character and is a fit and proper person to be reentrusted with the confidence and privilege of being an attorney at law.” Id. at 236 (quoting Cohen, 706 S.W.2d at 834 ). 2023The dispute between the Board and Committee is largely a distraction to the fundamental inquiry before us—"The ultimate and decisive question is whether the applicant is now of good moral character and is a fit and proper person to be reentrusted with the confidence and privilege of being an attorney at law.” In re Cohen, 706 S.W.2d 832, 834 (Ky. 1986). | 2 | 3 |
In re Rosenberggreen2 sentences2024Historically, we have tended to follow the Board’s recommendations “unless we entertain more than a doubt as to their correctness.” In re Rosenberg, 313 Ky. 236 , 230 S.W.2d 434, 436 (1950). 2024Historically, we have tended to follow the Board’s recommendations “unless we entertain more than a doubt as to their correctness.” In re Rosenberg, 313 Ky. 236 , 230 S.W.2d 434, 436 (1950). | 1 | 1 |
People ex rel. Vogelstein v. Warden of the County Jailgreen2 sentences1970In the often cited case of People v. Warden of County Jail, 150 Misc. 714 , 270 N.Y.S. 362, 367 (1934), it was said: “The name or identity of the client was not the confidence which the privilege was designed to protect; the statements of the client for the purpose of seeking advice from his counsel were the disclosures which were to be kept secret.” This general rule, however, like most others, is subject to exception under unusual circumstances. 1970In the often cited case of People v. Warden of County Jail, 150 Misc. 714 , 270 N.Y.S. 362, 367 (1934), it was said: “The name or identity of the client was not the confidence which the privilege was designed to protect; the statements of the client for the purpose of seeking advice from his counsel were the disclosures which were to be kept secret.” This general rule, however, like most others, is subject to exception under unusual circumstances. | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Kentucky. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Greene v. Kentucky Bar Ass'n
green
1 sentence2024“The ultimate and decisive question is whether the applicant is now of good moral character and is a fit and proper person to be reentrusted with the confidence and privilege of being an attorney at law.” Id. at 236 (quoting Cohen, 706 S.W.2d at 834 ). | 1 | 2024–2024 |
In Re Stump
green
2 sentences1986In Re Stump, 272 Ky. 593 , 114 S.W.2d 1094 (1938). 1986In Re Stump, 272 Ky. 593 , 114 S.W.2d 1094 (1938). | 1 | 1986–1986 |
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.