Committee on Legal Ethics v. Boettner

MILLER, Justice:

This disciplinary case involves a conviction of the respondent attorney by guilty plea in the federal district court for willfully evading the payment of federal income *3taxes under 26 U.S.C. § 7201.1 This violation occurred when two individuals made interest payments totaling approximately $4,000 due on a bank loan obtained by the respondent.

In our earlier opinion, Committee on Legal Ethics v. Boettner, 183 W.Va. 136, 394 S.E.2d 735 (1990), we remanded this case for a mitigation hearing in accordance with Syllabus Point 2, in part:

“Where annulment of an attorney’s license is…