Legal Opinion
Commission for Lawyer Discipline v. Benton
Texas Supreme Court
Decided December 31, 1998No. 97-0228PublishedCited by 128 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPhillips, Chief Justice
HECHT, ENOCH, OWEN, ABBOTT and HANKINSON, Justices, joined, and an opinion as to Parts V-C, V-D, V-F and VI, in which ABBOTT and HANKINSON, Justices, joined, and announced the judgment of the Court.
This is a disciplinary action arising out of an attorney’s letter attacking the integrity of jurors who rendered a verdict against his clients. The Commission for Lawyer Discipline of the State Bar of Texas charged the attorney with violating Rule 3.06(d) of the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct, which regulates lawyers’ post-verdict communications with jurors. The trial court found…
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