Legal Opinion
In Re Stanton
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided August 10, 2000No. 98-BG-1940PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Per curiam
Petitioner was suspended from practicing law in the District of Columbia in 1983, in part due to conduct stemming from his view of a lawyer’s proper role in assisting clients with guilty pleas. 1 See In re Stanton, 470 A.2d 272 (D.C.1983) (Stanton I) (366 day suspension); In re Stanton, 470 A.2d 281 (D.C.1983) (Stanton II), cert. denied, 466 U.S. 972, 104 S.Ct. 2347, 80 L.Ed.2d 821 (1984) (concurrent 60 day suspension). Since that time, petitioner has thrice attempted to establish fitness to resume practice but has each time been denied reinstatement due to doubt about his willingness to…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- In Re RuffaloSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Carmell v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- In Re RoundtreeDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
- Matter of JamesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
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3Cited by6 opinions
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