Committee on Professional Ethics & Conduct of the Iowa State Bar Ass'n v. Halleck

McCORMICK, Justice.

This attorney discipline case is based on an incident that resulted in respondent Rog er R. Halleck’s conviction and sentence for tampering with a witness in violation of section 720.4 of the Iowa Code (1981). The evidence in the criminal case showed that respondent improperly sought to influence the testimony of a witness against respondent’s client on a theft charge through an offer of restitution. The details of the incident are discussed in this court’s opinion affirming respondent’s conviction. See State v. Halleck, 308 N.W.2d 56 (1980). The vice in this case was not…