Louisiana State Bar Ass'n v. Cox

DISBARMENT PROCEEDING

SANDERS, Justice.

The Louisiana State Bar Association instituted this proceeding to disbar Prentiss E. Cox, asserting he had been convicted of a felony. This Court denied the respondent attorney’s motion to suppress the judgment of conviction. See Louisiana State Bar Association v. Cox, 250 La. 755, 199 So.2d 534. It then appointed Planche F. Villere of the New Orleans Bar as a Commissioner to receive the evidence and to report his findings of fact and conclusions of law.

After receiving the evidence, the Commissioner reported:

“Prentiss E. Cox, a member of the' Louisiana…