Louisiana State Bar Ass'n v. Whiting

DIXON, Chief Justice.

The basis of these disciplinary proceedings against Dinty Warmington Whiting is his conviction of violations of Title 18, Sections 2, 1343 and 371 of the United States Code (mail fraud) in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on March 30, 1961. Respondent was sentenced to serve four years and seven months on each of four counts, to run concurrently. He completed his sentence through a combination of time served in federal penal institutions and time on parole.

As the respondent was not a resident of this state at the time of his crime and…