In re Anonymous

OPINION OF THE COURT

Tom, J.P.

This is the applicant’s third attempt to seek admission to the New York State bar. Prior to his academic studies, the applicant amassed an extensive criminal record including a charge of second degree felony murder as a result of a suffocation death of an elderly female victim during a home invasion robbery committed by applicant and his then partner in crime, when applicant was almost 30 years old.

In 1985, the applicant submitted his application for admission. After a lengthy proceeding before the Committee on Character and Fitness, petitioner withdrew his…