Legal Opinion
In Re Harkins
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided May 18, 2006No. 05-BG-517PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WASHINGTON, Chief Judge:
Bar Counsel takes exception to the Report and Recommendation of the Board on Professional Responsibility (the “Board”) which concluded that Respondent’s criminal conviction for misdemeanor sexual abuse did not constitute a sanctionable ethics violation under Rule 8.4(b) of the District of Columbia Rules of Professional Conduct (the “Rules”). Bar Counsel also contends that a thirty-day suspension is more appropriate than the Board’s recommendation of public censure. 2 Respondent did not file a brief in this court. The Board similarly did not seek leave to file a brief…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- In Re HutchinsonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987
- In Re CaterDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2005
- In Re PiersonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1997
- In Re HallmarkDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2003
- In Re ChildressDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2002
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3Cited by4 opinions
- In Re JacobyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2008
- In re NwadikeDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2006
- In re WinsteadDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2013
- In re HarkinsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007