Kentucky Bar Ass'n v. Patrick

ORDER

The Board of Governors of the Kentucky Bar Association determined that the respondent, William L. Patrick, engaged in professional misconduct by committing a criminal act which reflected adversely on his fitness as a lawyer in violation of SCR 3.130-8.3(b). The Board recommended a one-year suspension from the practice of law.

The respondent was arrested in Fayette County, Kentucky on April 13, 1991 for driving under the influence of intoxicants. At the time of his arrest he was in possession of a quantity of cocaine and was subsequently indicted for possession of a Schedule II narcotic, a…