Legal Opinion
In re Bateman
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided August 14, 1997No. 95-BG-456PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERRY, Associate Judge:
Respondent Bateman, a member of our bar, pleaded guilty in the United States Dis-
trict Court for the District of Maryland to a charge of conspiracy to possess cocaine on board a vessel, with intent to distribute it, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 955e (1994).1 The Board on Professional Responsibility (“the Board”) concluded that this offense was a crime of moral turpitude per se. We agree and order Mr. Bateman disbarred under D.C.Code § ll-250S(a) (1995).
Although Mr. Bateman pleaded guilty in 1986 and was sentenced in 1991, neither this court nor the Board learned of the…
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- In Re MendesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1991
- Matter of RobersonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1981
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