Dayton Bar Ass'n v. Carter

Respondent’s basic contention is that, inasmuch as he pleaded not guilty to filing three false and fraudulent income tax returns and that the government’s case against him was based largely upon a computation of his net worth before and after the taxable periods, moral turpitude was not involved in the crimes for which he was convicted, within the purview of Gov. R. V(5)(a), and that he did not engage in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit, misrepresentation, or moral turpitude, within the purview of Canon 1, DR 1-102(A) (3) and (4).

In support of that proposition, respondent cites In…