In Re the Disciplinary Proceeding Against Caughlan

This is a disciplinary proceeding brought under the Rules for Discipline of Attorneys, RCW Vol. O. Involved are Canon of Professional Ethics 29, RCW Vol. 0, relating to upholding the honor and dignity of the profession, and Canon of Professional Ethics 32, RCW Vol. 0, which requires a lawyer to observe, inter alia, the statute law.

Respondent John Caughlan was admitted to the bar of Washington in 1936, and, at the time the complaint was filed here, was actively engaged in practice in Seattle. On January 29, 1962, following trial and verdict of a jury, respondent was convicted in the United…