In re Benzinger

OPINION OF THE COURT

Respondent was admitted to the practice of law by this court on March 13, 1957. In 1978 he was charged with violating canons 1, 6 and 9 of the Code of Professional Responsibility and section 155.35 of the Penal Law in placing funds from an estate in his special bank account which, on numerous occasions prior to distribution of the estate, contained insufficient funds to distribute to the legatees. Based upon *433these charges, we suspended respondent from the practice of law for a period of two years commencing February 28, 1979 (66 AD2d 426).

This proceeding was commenced on…