Mississippi State Bar v. Gautier

538 So.2d 772 (1989)

MISSISSIPPI STATE BAR

v.

Joseph Patrick GAUTIER.

Conf.Misc. No. 167-A.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

February 1, 1989.

Roger K. Doolittle, Jackson, for petitioner.

Michael B. Martz, Jackson, for respondent.

En Banc:

PRATHER, Justice, for the Court:

This opinion seeks to address a societal problem of monumental proportions. The misuse of chemical substances is a complex problem that is affecting the legal profession as it is other facets of our society. This Court is asked to address the problem within our profession with the view of protecting both the integrity of the bench and bar…