Lawyer Disciplinary Board v. Alfred Joseph Munoz

FILED November 9, 2017 Lawyer Disciplinary Board v. Munoz, 16-0645 released at 3:00 p.m. EDYTHE NASH GAISER, CLERK SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS LOUGHRY, Chief Justice, dissenting: OF WEST VIRGINIA The majority correctly concludes that the respondent committed all of the professional misconduct specified in the Statement of Charges, including lying to a magistrate in his DUI case and dilatory behavior with regard to two clients in habeas corpus proceedings. Yet, when choosing what sanction to impose, the majority overlooks the most egregious aspect of this lawyer disciplinary case: the…