 He prosecuted C.N.Davids in 1836 and Orla Lehmanns in 1842 before resigning in 1846 when the government against his advice insisted on continuing the trial against the speakers at the Student Meeting of 1845 (Orla Lehmann, H.F. Poulsen and Frederik Helweg) who were all found not guilty.In 1828-33 and again in 1840-45, 1849–54 and 1858–63, he represented Bank of Denmark (from 1832 as chairman) and became a member of the commission in the so-called Twelfth Million Case in 1838.