Legal Opinion

State Ex Rel. Oklahoma Bar Ass'n v. Spradling

Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Decided June 16, 2009No. OBAD No. 1736. SCBD No. 5379PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtOpala, J.

1 In this post-conviction disciplinary proceeding against a lawyer under Rule 7.1 of the Rules Governing Disciplinary Proceedings ' 1 we must determine if the crime of which the lawyer has been convicted demonstrates his unfitness to continue the practice of law. We answer in the affirmative.

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12 Cameron Maxwell Spradling (respondent or Spradling) pleaded guilty on November 29, 2006 in the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma to one misdemeanor count of failure to file an income tax return for 2008 in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 7208 2 Two…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Willner v. Committee on Character and Fitness, Appellate Div. of Supreme Court of NY, First Judicial Dept.Supreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Attorney Grievance Commission v. WalmanCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1977
  3. Cleveland Bar Ass'n v. SteinOhio Supreme Court · 1972
  4. State Ex Rel. Oklahoma Bar Ass'n v. LivsheeSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1994
  5. State Ex Rel. Oklahoma Bar Ass'n v. SchraederSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2002

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3Cited by14 opinions

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