Legal Opinion
Drake v. State
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided November 22, 1972No. 17974PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLAUDE WILLIAMS, Chief Justice.
This action was instituted by the State of Texas, acting through the Grievance Committee for the Fifth Bar District of the State Bar of Texas, against Thomas W. Drake, a practicing attorney, seeking a judgment of disbarment or suspension. The attorney was charged with two specific instances of fraudulent and dishonorable conduct: (1) in representing to a client, Suzanne Moore, charged with passing worthless checks, that he needed $500 to give to an assistant district attorney handling the case so that such official would not prosecute Mrs. Moore; and (2) that…
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