Carter v. Jones

OPINION

This case comes before us upon a recommendation of the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Rhode Island (board) that the respondent attorney be disciplined for having violated the following disciplinary rules of the court:

DR 1-102 (A) (4) A lawyer shall not engage in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation.

DR 1-102 (A) (6) A lawyer shall not engage in conduct that adversely reflects on his fitness to practice law.

The undisputed facts upon which the board has predicated its recommendation are as follows.

In 1982 respondent, Delphis R. Jones, transferred…