Legal Opinion

Matter of Renfroe

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided May 20, 1997PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

FLAHERTY, Chief Justice.

The issue in this disciplinary case is whether Respondent Renfroe should be disbarred, and if so, whether the sanction of disbarment should be retroactive.

On June 12, 1986 Renfroe was convicted by a jury in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware of bribery of a witness, former 18 U.S.C. § 201(d) and obstructing the administration of justice, 18 U.S.C. § 1503. He was sentenced to a term of imprisonment of five years followed by three years probation and the requirement of drag testing and remaining free of drags. This Court…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. KellerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
  2. Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. EilbergSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  3. Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. CostiganSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
  4. Johnson Disbarment CaseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
  5. United States v. RenfroeDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1990

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Dennis J. Hughes v. Board of Professional Responsibility of the Supreme Court of TennesseeTennessee Supreme Court · 2008
  2. Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. ValentinoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
  3. In Re MarshallDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2000
  4. In re MelograneSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
  5. Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. PozonskySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2018

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