In Re Disbarment of Allen H. Lipscomb

On October 27,1943, respondent, an attorney at law duly licensed to practice in our state, pleaded guilty to an information charging him with embezzlement of $522 belonging to a client. He was sentenced to the state prison at Stillwater for a term of not to exceed two years, but by order of the district court execution of the sentence was stayed and respondent placed on probation for a period of three years.

Respondent urges that he should not be disbarred because of the fact that his sentence was suspended and because of alleged extenuating circumstances. His answer admits the commingling of…