Legal Opinion
In re Wilde
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided June 20, 2013No. 10-BG-1351PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BELSON, Senior Judge:
This case of first impression raises the question whether a criminal conviction entered in a foreign country is a “conviction of [a] crime” within the meaning of D.C. Bar R. XI, § 10, and can be the basis for imposing the mandatory disbarment provisions of D.C.Code § ll-2503(a) (2001) for conviction of a crime of moral turpitude. We agree with the unanimous recommendation of the Board on Professional Responsibility (“the Board”) that the conviction of a member of the District of Columbia Bar in a court of a foreign country is not a conviction of a crime within the meaning…
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