People v. Pacheco

ERICKSON, Justice.

This original proceeding is an outgrowth of protracted disciplinary proceedings against the respondent, Donald N. Pacheco. In People v. Pacheco, Colo., 608 P.2d 333 (1979), the respondent acknowledged that he “failed to account and pay over funds which he had obtained for one client and that he collected substantial fees from other clients and failed to perform any legal services.” On the basis of an independent investigation and the information contained in People v. Pacheco, supra and People v. Pacheco, Colo., 608 P.2d 334 (1980), the district attorney concluded that…