Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. Greene

This disciplinary case presents the court with an opportunity to state a clear test that should be consistently applied in all cases where an officer of the court intentionally misrepresents a crucial fact to the court in order to effect a desired result to benefit a party.

In discipline cases involving deception by an attorney, we have consistently imposed a suspension or a stayed suspension. In Disciplinary Counsel v. Jones (1993), 66 Ohio St.3d 369, 613 N.E.2d 178, we held that an assistant prosecuting attorney who failed to disclose to the court and defense counsel the location of…