Mississippi Bar v. Murphy

675 So.2d 845 (1996)

The MISSISSIPPI BAR

v.

John Thomas MURPHY, Jr.

No. 95-BD-00973-SCT.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

May 30, 1996.

ORDER OF DISBARMENT

McRAE, Justice.

This matter came before the Court sitting en banc as a Formal Complaint filed on September 26, 1995 by the Mississippi Bar against John Thomas Murphy, Jr., a member of the Bar now serving time in federal prison in Pensacola, Florida. Since Murphy entered a guilty plea to a felony charge in federal court, the Bar sought to disbar him pursuant to Rule 6(a) of the Rules of Discipline for the Mississippi Bar. This Court entered an Order to…