In Re Morris

We are called upon to review the recommendation of the Board of Governors of the Oregon State Bar that Richard R. Morris be suspended from the practice of law in this state for a period of one year.

Disciplinary action was instituted by the Oregon State Bar against the accused after a judgment of conviction was entered in the United States District Court for the District of Oregon for failure to file income tax returns in 1953, 1954 and 1955. His conviction followed a plea of guilty to a charge of willfully and knowingly failing to file the required returns. He asserts, however, that his…