Legal Opinion
Commission for Lawyer Discipline v. Denisco
Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)
Decided April 15, 2004No. 14-03-00449-CVPublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WANDA McKEE FOWLER, Justice.
This case requires us to decide if a district court had the authority after its plenary power has passed to shorten the length of a probationary term assessed against a lawyer who violated the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct. Appellant, the Commission for Lawyer Discipline, argues that the trial court lacked jurisdiction to terminate the probationary period before the termination date contained in the original judgment. We agree. We therefore vacate the trial court’s judgment, dismiss the appeal, and reinstate the trial court’s original…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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3Cited by18 opinions
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