In Re the Right to Practice Law of Robinson

BROCK, Chief Judge.

In No. 74CR9136, State v. Berry, the respondent’s client faced a prison sentence of seven to ten years, yet the record indicates that respondent took no action to perfect an appeal from 2 March 1976 until after the district attorney moved to dismiss the appeal on 21 February 1977. During that time respondent did not even seek an order for the trial transcript.

In No. 76CR3480, State v. Ray, the respondent’s client faced a prison sentence of ten years, yet the record indicates that respondent failed to take any action beyond seeking one extension of time to serve the record…