Legal Opinion
Maryland State Bar Ass'n v. Sugarman
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided December 9, 1974No. [Misc. Docket (Subtitle BV) No. 5, September Term, 1974.]PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.
Once again we are faced with the unpleasant task of disciplining a member of the bar of this Court. It is possible that the misconduct of the attorney here might not have come to light had it not been for the ongoing probe of Maryland political corruption.
The facts are not in dispute. Two questions are before us, whether testimony compelled under a Federal immunity statute, 18 U.S.C. §§ 6002-6003, may form the evidentiary base for disciplinary action and whether disbarment is the appropriate disposition of this case. We shall answer both questions in the affirmative.
Richard L. Sugarman was…
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