Legal Opinion
Acevedo v. Commission for Lawyer Discipline
Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)
Decided January 30, 2004No. 04-02-00718-CVPublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Opinion by SARAH B. DUNCAN, Justice.
Richard Acevedo appeals the judgment disbarring him from the practice of law. We hold that a disciplinary proceeding is not governed by the geographical constraints imposed by article V, section 7 of the Texas Constitution and section 74.094(e) of the Texas Government Code; consequently, we deny Acevedo’s motion to vacate the judgment and dismiss this appeal. In so holding, we disagree with Risker v. Commission for Lawyer Discipline, 94 S.W.3d 625 (Tex.App.-Houston [14th Dist.] 2002, pet. denied). Because the remaining issues raised in Acevedo’s…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Stine v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1995
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3Cited by28 opinions
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