Reese v. BOARD OF COM'RS OF ALA. STATE BAR

The Committee on Character and Fitness of the Alabama State Bar refused to certify Charles Neville Reese as a law student. The Board of Bar Commissioners sustained this ruling and Reese appealed to this Court.

In September, 1975, Reese entered Jones Law Institute in Montgomery. Pursuant to Rule 1, Rules Governing Admission tothe Alabama State Bar, Reese executed his sworn application for registration as a law student on February 25, 1976, and filed it with the Secretary of the Alabama State Bar on March 1, 1976.

Question (6)(a) of the application reads:

"Have you ever been charged with violating…