02/17/2009
Lawyer Allowed to Practice Despite Felony Guilty Plea
In re Downey, 960 A.2d 1135 (D.C. 2008)
Brief Summary
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals declined to order an interim suspension of the license of an attorney who pled guilty to a felony. The court applied a test similar to that used for deciding a preliminary injunction.
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