Legal Opinion
In re the Disciplinary Proceeding Against Smith
Washington Supreme Court
Decided January 13, 2011No. 200,748-1PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJ.M. Johnson, J.
¶1 This case presents us with the question of whether rule 10.14(c) of the Rules for Enforcement of Lawyer Conduct (ELC), which provides that the record of a civilian criminal conviction is conclusive evidence of the underlying misconduct at an attorney disciplinary proceeding, violates state and federal constitutional requirements. We hold that it does not.
¶2 ELC 10.14(c) states that the court record of an attorney’s criminal conviction is conclusive evidence of his guilt at a disciplinary proceeding. A federal court convicted attorney J. David Smith of conspiracy to commit securities and…
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