Legal Opinion
In re Shunk
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided February 23, 1993No. 74961PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORIGINAL DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDING
HOLSTEIN, Judge.
For the second time1 in as many months, the Chief Disciplinary Counsel seeks to discipline an attorney pursuant to Rule 5.20 following the attorney’s plea of guilty in a criminal ease. That rule authorizes suspension of a lawyer who has been convicted of a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude or of any felony. The rule further provides, “If the conviction is affirmed on appeal, the committee or chief disciplinary counsel shall file with this Court a motion to discipline, together with a certified copy of the judgment, whereupon the lawyer shall…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- State Ex Rel. St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Co. v. BuderSupreme Court of Missouri · 1974
- Yale v. City of IndependenceSupreme Court of Missouri · 1993
- Ex Parte ShillingsCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1982
- Turton v. State Bar of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1989
- In Re DuncanSupreme Court of Missouri · 1992
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3Cited by13 opinions
- DeLeon v. City of Corpus ChristiCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2007
- In Re CrewsSupreme Court of Missouri · 2005
- In Re of LockTexas Supreme Court · 2001
- In Re StewartSupreme Court of Missouri · 2011
- In Re WarrenSupreme Court of Missouri · 1994
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