Legal Opinion
Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. Christie
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 28, 1994No. 782 Disciplinary Docket 2PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
FLAHERTY, Justice.
This matter is before us upon a Report and Recommendation of the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania (board). A majority of the board recommended that the respondent, John Rodes Christie, be suspended from the practice of law for a period of three years and forty-five days, retroactive to April 16, 1990. A minority of the board dissented, believing that the recommended discipline was not sufficiently harsh. We issued a rule to show cause why respondent should not be disbarred.
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2Cases cited7 opinions
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