The Florida Bar v. Samaha

557 So.2d 1349 (1990)

THE FLORIDA BAR, Complainant,

v.

John N. SAMAHA, Respondent.

No. 72835.

Supreme Court of Florida.

February 8, 1990.

Rehearing Denied April 12, 1990.

John F. Harkness, Jr., Executive Director, and John T. Berry, Staff Counsel, Tallahassee, and David R. Ristoff, Branch Staff Counsel, Tampa, for complainant.

John A. Weiss, Tallahassee, for respondent.

The Florida Bar petitions this Court to review the referee's report recommending that John N. Samaha be publicly reprimanded. We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 15, Fla. Const.

The referee's findings of fact are as follows:

In July, 1986, a…