Legal Opinion
Drayton Beecher Smith, II v. Board of Professional Responsibility Of The Supreme Court Of Tennessee
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided June 26, 2018No. W2017-00247-SC-R3-BPPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJeffrey S. Bivins, C.J.
Drayton Beecher Smith, II ("Attorney") pled guilty in 2007 to federal charges of receipt and possession of images depicting child pornography and was sentenced to five years of imprisonment. In conjunction with these charges, Attorney consented to his disbarment, which was ordered in 2008. In August 2014, after being discharged from prison and while on probation, Attorney petitioned to be reinstated to the practice of law in Tennessee. The Board of Professional Responsibility ("BPR") opposed Attorney's petition, and a hearing panel was appointed ("the Panel"). After an evidentiary hearing,…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Schware v. Board of Bar Examiners of NMSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- State v. PhelpsTennessee Supreme Court · 2010
- Binkley v. MedlingTennessee Supreme Court · 2003
- Ball v. McDowellTennessee Supreme Court · 2009
- Dennis J. Hughes v. Board of Professional Responsibility of the Supreme Court of TennesseeTennessee Supreme Court · 2008
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