Florida Bar v. Lusskin

We have for review the order of the referee in this attorney disciplinary action granting the respondent’s motion to abate the proceedings. We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 15, Fla. Const.

This disciplinary action arises in the following context. On January 20, 1995, David Isaac Lusskin was found guilty of two counts of solicitation to commit first-degree murder and two counts of solicitation to commit the killing of unborn quick children. On February 10,1995, Lusskin was sentenced to fourteen years in prison. Lusskin filed a notice of appeal on March 1, 1995. On March 3,1995, he was…