Raymond L. Wise
Raymond L. Wise was a 20th-Century attorney and member of the board of the
Background
Wise was born in 1895 or 1896 in New York City. In 1916, he obtained a bachelor's degree from (then) Columbia College (now Columbia University) in 1916. In 1919, he obtained a law degree from Columbia University Law School.[1]
Career
He served as special assistant to the United States Attorney for the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York from 1921 to 1922. He then served as deputy assistant New York State attorney general, 1928–1929.[1]
Wise served on the ACLU's board of directors from 1933 to 1951.[1] During that time, he wrote in opposition of the Mundt-Nixon Bill of 1948 over the issue of "guilt by association" (see "Writings," below).
Wise was an attorney for William Perl in the
Wise was a member of the committee on professional ethics of the Florida bar from 1964 to 1968 and chairman of the committee on professional ethics of the Dade County Bar Association from 1962 to 1966.[1]
Defense of William Perl (Rosenberg Case)
Raymond L. Wise "of 80 Broad Street" was an attorney for William Perl, American physicist specializing in
Pretrial
By August 29, 1950, Wise was advising Perl to cooperate.[2][6] Perl appeared before the Rosenberg Grand Jury in the summer of 1950, denying any relationship to the Rosenberg spy ring. On March 10, 1951, Wise and Perl met with FBI agents; Wise stated that Perl had paid him a "substantial fee" as retainer.[7] On March 15, 1951, Perl was arrested. In April 1951, FBI advised Wise that they would make no deal with Perl over a plea of perjury.[7] Wise argued that the Government lacked jurisdiction to indict, to no avail.[8] The Government delayed the trial in September 1951 due to Wise's illness.[7] In June 1952, Wise asked for a reduction in bail from twenty to five thousand dollars; the judge reserved the decision.[9] In December 1952, Wise asked for another deferral, as he would be in Florida for the winter; the judge decided to keep to resumption in February 1953. In March 1953, Wise again asked for deferral until after Wise's return from Florida on April 21, 1953, stating that Perl would otherwise ask for adjournment. On March 26, 1953, the Government agreed to resume on May 4, 1953. After his return in late April 1953, Wise "stated in strict confidence that he felt Perl should pleasd guilty and cooperate with Government in giving espionage into." By early May 1953, Wise reported that Perl remained unwilling to cooperate. On May 4, 1953, U.S. Judge Thomas Francis Murphy (government prosecutor in the Hiss Case) referred trial for instant case of perjury to Judge Sylvester J. Ryan of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, to commence on May 19, 1953, with Lloyd McMahon and Robert Martin prosecuting and Raymond L. Wise and Stanley Kanavek defending.[10]
Trial
In court, the Government argued that Perl had knowingly lied that he knew
Personal and death
Wise married Nadine Trope; they had two sons.[1]
He was considered to be an "authority on legal ethics."[1] Later in life, he lived in North Miami.[1]
On July 6, 1986, Wise died of heart failure at the
Writings
In June 1948, he submitted a letter to The New York Times with a "careful study" of the provisions of the
It is contrary to our fundamental theories of government to penalize or put pressure on expression of opinion or on free association in advance of personal criminal guilt, established after arial by due process of law. No political groups are singled out for special criminal laws. We do not recognize 'guilt by association.'[12]
Articles
- "We Still Need a Bill of Rights," The Nation (1939)
- "The Mundt-Nixon Bill: Unconstitutionality of Pending Legislation is Charged," The New York Times (1948)[12]
- "Veto Cannot Bar U.N. General Assembly from Establishing a Peacekeeping Force," ABA Journal (1965)[13]
- "On World Disarmament," ABA Journal (1971)[14]
- "Nixon Pardon," ABA Journal (1978)[15]
Books
- Legal Ethics (1966)
- Order Please (1970)
See also
- William Perl
- ACLU(1933–1951)
- Mundt-Nixon Bill(1948)
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Raymond L. Wise, 91, Dies; Former Director of A.C.L.U." The New York Times. 8 July 1986. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ a b "FBI Records: The Vault: William Perl Part 02 of 23". Federal Bureau of Investigation. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- ^ a b "(Search on "Perl" + "Raymond Wise"". Federal Bureau of Investigation. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- ^ Volan, William H. (16 March 1951). "Perl Enters Not Guilty Plea; Bail Sate at $20,000 by Court". Columbia Spectator. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
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Neville, John F. (1995). The Press, the Rosenbergs, and the Cold War. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 160. ISBN 9780275949952. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
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Radosh, Ron; Milton, Joyce (1997). The Rosenberg File. Yale University Press. pp. 205. ISBN 0300072058. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- ^ a b c "FBI Records: The Vault: William Perl Part 03 of 23". Federal Bureau of Investigation. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- ^ "FBI Records: The Vault: William Perl Part 04 of 23". Federal Bureau of Investigation. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- ^ "FBI Records: The Vault: William Perl Part 07 of 23". Federal Bureau of Investigation. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- ^ "FBI Records: The Vault: William Perl Part 08 of 23". Federal Bureau of Investigation. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- ^ "FBI Records: The Vault: William Perl Part 09 of 23". Federal Bureau of Investigation. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- ^ a b Wise, Raymond L. (8 July 1986). "Letters: The Mundt-Nixon Bill: Unconstitutionality of Pending Legislation is Charged". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ Wise, Raymond L. (December 1965). "Veto Cannot Bar U.N. General Assembly from Establishing a Peacekeeping Force". ABA Journal. pp. 1, 180–1, 184. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
- ^ Wise, Raymond L. (January 1971). "On World Disarmament". ABA Journal. p. 4. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
- ^ Wise, Raymond L. (January 1978). "Nixon Pardon". ABA Journal. pp. 16, 18. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
External sources
- William Perl papers from FBI Vault (OCR)
- FBI Vault William Perl papers (no OCR)