In re Turner

DISCIPLINARY ACTION

The respondent, Lloyd R. Turner, is charged with failing to timely file an appeal on behalf of a criminal defendant and thereafter failing to so inform the defendant. This matter is now before this Court for final resolution upon the duly-appointed hearing officer's findings of fact and conclusions of law.

After full evidentiary hearing, the hearing officer found that the respondent engaged in misconduct as charged, but concluded that the conduct was attributable, at least in some part, to "personal problems and substance abuse." Upon initial review of the hearing officer's…