State v. Pevehouse

COLLINGS, Justice.

The State of Texas acting through its Grievance Committee, Fifth Bar District, State Bar of Texas, instituted this disbarment suit against Jack D. Pevehouse as defendant in the district court. The trial was before the court without a jury. On December 20, 1971, a judgment of suspension for one year from the practice of law of Jack D. Pevehouse was entered by Judge Louis T. Holland, the presiding judge. The trial court found as a fact that the accused attorney, Jack D. Pevehouse, embezzled funds in the amount of over $2,500 belonging to one of his clients. The court concluded…