Committee on Professional Ethics & Conduct of the Iowa State Bar Ass'n v. Tompkins
Supreme Court of Iowa
1Opinion of the Court
LAVORATO, Justice.
Richard N. Tompkins Jr. pleaded guilty to the crime of trespass in connection with an incident in which he unlawfully entered a residence searching for women’s undergarments with which to sexually gratify himself. The plea led to disciplinary proceedings against Tompkins in which the Grievance Commission found that he violated Iowa Code of Professional Responsibility for Lawyers DR 1-102(A)(1) (violating disciplinary rule), (3) (engaging in illegal conduct involving moral turpitude), (6) (engaging in any other conduct adversely reflecting on fitness to practice law), and EC…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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