Legal Opinion

In the Matter of Joseph W. Burton

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided January 29, 2020No. 19S-DI-309Published

1Opinion of the Court

FILED Jan 29 2020, 10:36 am CLERK Indiana Supreme Court Court of Appeals and Tax Court IN THE Indiana Supreme Court Supreme Court Case No. 19S-DI-309 In the Matter of Joseph W. Burton, Respondent. Decided: January 29, 2020 Attorney Discipline Action Per Curiam Opinion All Justices concur. Per curiam. We find that Respondent, Joseph Burton, committed attorney misconduct by abusing his prosecutorial authority as part of a campaign of retaliation against a detective. For this misconduct, we conclude that Respondent should be suspended from the practice of law for 90 days with automatic…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. In Re NewmanIndiana Supreme Court · 2011
  2. Consolidated Matter of ChristoffIndiana Supreme Court · 1997
  3. In Re ThayerIndiana Supreme Court · 2001
  4. In re HendersonIndiana Supreme Court · 2017
  5. In re BrizziIndiana Supreme Court · 2017

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