In re Collins

In July 1989 the respondent, Jimmy Lee Collins, was convicted of aggravated assault and was sentenced to five years in prison. The State Bar brought the instant disciplinary proceeding to, inter alia, suspend Collins from the practice of law pending the resolution of his appeal in the criminal case.

Following a hearing, the Special Master found that Collins had been found guilty of a crime involving moral turpitude in violation of Standard 66 of Bar Rule 4-102, and, recommended to this Court that Collins be suspended from the practice of law pending the resolution of his appeal.

Collins has…