Legal Opinion
In re Application for Admission to the Bar of the Commonwealth
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided June 1, 2005PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court.
In 1996, Kenneth B. Krohn (petitioner) applied for admission to the Massachusetts bar. Because the petitioner had been convicted of two felonies, the Board of Bar Examiners (board) conducted an investigation. By a three-to-two vote, the board declined to recommend the petitioner for admission to the bar. The petitioner appealed to a single justice, who reserved and reported the matter to the full court. Because we conclude that the petitioner, by his submissions, including his submissions to this court, has failed to satisfy his burden of *394proving that he is currently fit to…
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