Legal Opinion
In Re Cleaver-Bascombe
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided February 9, 2006No. 04-BG-1540PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHWELB, Associate Judge:
This case involves the alleged falsification of a voucher by an attorney who had been appointed to represent an indigent criminal defendant pursuant to the Criminal Justice Act (CJA), D.C.Code §§ 11-2601 et seq. (2001). Essentially, Respondent Karen P. Cleaver-Bascombe, a member of our Bar since 1998, is alleged to have sought compensation for work that she knew she had not done. Although several issues are presented, the most significant one pertains to the imposition of an appropriate sanction. The Board on Professional Responsibility has recommended that Respondent…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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