Legal Opinion
Sexton v. Supreme Court Committee on Professional Conduct
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided December 12, 1988No. 88-175PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Robert H. Dudley, Justice.
Danny Haffelder filed a complaint with the Supreme Court Committee on Professional Conduct against Sam Sexton, Jr., a Fort Smith lawyer. The alleged misconduct took place in 1983 while the Code of Professional Responsibility was in effect. However, the Committee charged Sexton under the Model Rules of Professional Conduct, which were adopted in 1985, after the alleged misconduct had occurred. After a hearing, the Committee suspended Sexton’s law license for one year. We reversed and remanded because Sexton was not charged under the rules in effect at the time of the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Matthews v. RodgersSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1983
- B. & J. Byers Trucking, Inc. v. RobinsonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1984
- Gregg v. HartwickSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1987
- Muhammed v. Arkansas Supreme Court Committee on Professional ConductSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1987
- Walker v. Supreme Court of Arkansas Committee on Professional ConductSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1982
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3Cited by18 opinions
- State ex rel. Robinson v. Craighead County Board of Election CommissionersSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1989
- Lupo v. LinebergerSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1993
- Hanley v. Arkansas State Claims CommissionSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1998
- King v. DavisSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1996
- Sexton v. Arkansas Supreme Court Committee on Professional ConductSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1989
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