Office of the Disciplinary Counsel v. Campbell
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
JONES, Chief Judge.
Respondent, John W. Campbell, Jr., has practiced law for twenty years. In December 1971 he undertook to represent Charlene Mcllwaine, who was then under federal indictment for possessing approximately thirty pounds of marijuana. Immediately upon accepting her case, respondent received from her a retainer of $1,000.
During the course of his representation respondent informed his client that he could for a price “fix” her case as he had done previously in other criminal matters. He sought and received over $4,000 to allegedly arrange the suppression of…
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