In re McDonnell

On March 26, 1969, this court allowed the motion of petitioner, Robert J. McDonnell, to strike his name from the roll of attorneys. This action followed his convictions in 1966 for conspiracy to transport stolen securities in interstate commerce and in 1967 for failure to file income tax returns for the years 1960 through 1964 inclusive. In 1972 petitioner filed, pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 767 (73 Ill. 2d R. 767), his first motion for reinstatement, which was denied. On June 26, 1978, petitioner filed the present petition for reinstatement. A panel for the Hearing Board of the Attorney…