In Re Lazcano

OPINION

BERCH, Chief Justice.

¶ 1 This case addresses whether an applicant on Texas felony deferred adjudication may be admitted to practice law in Arizona. We conclude that the pending charge prevents the applicant from showing the good moral character necessary for admission to the Arizona Bar.

I. BACKGROUND

¶2 In 2002, while an undergraduate student in Texas, Alejandro Lazcano was arrested and indicted for burglary and sexual assault. Under a plea agreement, he pled no contest to a reduced charge of attempted sexual assault. The Texas court deferred adjudication while Lazcano completed a…