Florida Board of Bar Examiners re R.D.I.

This is a petition to review the recommendation of the Florida Board of Bar Examiners (Board) that R.D.I. not be admitted to The Florida Bar. We have jurisdiction under article V, section 15 of the Florida Constitution and article III, section 4(b) of the Rules of the Supreme Court Relating to Admissions to the Bar.

After holding an initial informal hearing and thereafter a formal hearing, the Board found the following specifications to have been proven:1

Specification 1(A): In 1971 petitioner was arrested and fined for possession of marijuana.

Specification 1(C): In February 1980 petitioner was…