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The O'Malley Case was the criminal prosecution of the Chief Magistrate of Philadelphia on charges of 
The defendant was John J O'Malley, Chief Magistrate of Philadelphia; the lead prosecutor was
malfeasance
Misfeasance, nonfeasance, and malfeasance are types of failure to discharge public obligations existing by common law, custom, or statute.
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, or serious misconduct in office by a public officer. The trials began in 1948 and continued into early 1949.
The defendant was John J O'Malley, Chief Magistrate of Philadelphia; the lead prosecutor was Laurence Howard Eldredge
Laurence Howard Eldredge (March 18, 1902 – July 17, 1982) was a lawyer, educator and author. His specialty was the law of torts.
Early life and education
Eldredge was born in Cold Spring, Cape May County, New Jersey on March 18, 1902 to Irvin H ...
; the first assistant prosecutor was Robert Lowe Kunzig; The second assistant prosecutor was Henry W. Sawyer
Henry Washington Sawyer III (December 23, 1918 – July 31, 1999) was an American lawyer, civil rights activist and politician. Born in Philadelphia, he served in the U.S. Navy in World War II, afterwards returning to the University of Pennsylvan ...
; the defense attorney was Lemuel Braddock Schofield
Lemuel Braddock Schofield was born in Warren, Pennsylvania in 1892. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania, graduated from its law school in 1916, and was admitted to the Pennsylvania Bar that year.
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References
1949 in United States case law Law articles needing an infobox {{US-case-law-stub