Mississippi State Bar Ass'n v. Cotter

ON MOTION TO DISMISS AND ANSWER

HAWKINS, Presiding Justice,

for the Court:

The Mississippi State Bar filed a formal complaint with the Court against John T. Cotter, an attorney pursuant to Rule 6 of the Rules of Discipline for the Mississippi *1289State Bar, attaching thereto certified copies of eight convictions of Cotter in the Justice Court of Jackson County for executing checks when he had insufficient funds in the bank to cover them. We have reviewed Cotter’s response and concluded he should be disbarred.

FACTS

John T. Cotter, an attorney, over a period of time executed eight checks to business…