In re Shelton

LAMAR, Justice, for the Court.

¶ 1. By opinion of this Court entered September 18, 2003, J. Keith Shelton was suspended from the practice of law pursuant to Rule 6(a) of the Mississippi Rules of Discipline. Miss. Bar v. Shelton, 890 So.2d 827, 831-32 (Miss.2003) (Shelton I). Following dismissal of the underlying criminal charges which resulted in his suspension, Shelton filed his petition for reinstatement on December 28, 2005. Finding Shelton’s petition to be insufficient, this Court referred the matter to a complaint tribunal for an evidentiary hearing. In re Shelton, 987 So.2d 898, 2006 WL…