Legal Opinion

Searcy v. State Bar of Texas

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided June 25, 1980No. 16448PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

KLINGEMAN, Justice:

This is an appeal from a summary judgment entered by the district court of Bexar County, Texas, disbarring Patrick L. Searcy from practicing law in the State of Texas and ordering that his name be stricken from the rolls of attorneys of the State of Texas.

Appellant Patrick L. Searcy asserts that the trial court erred in granting appellee’s motion for summary judgment and entering an order of disbarment because: (a) the statute under which appellant was convicted does not involve moral turpitude; (b) there are genuine issues of material fact; and (c) appellant was…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. McCarthy v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. Armstrong v. ManzoSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  3. Gibbs v. General Motors CorporationTexas Supreme Court · 1970
  4. Jordan v. De GeorgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
  5. Grannis v. OrdeanSupreme Court of the United States · 1914

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Woodall v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2002
  2. Appeal of PlantierSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1985
  3. Committee on Legal Ethics v. SixWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1989
  4. In re ConcemiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1996
  5. In Re the Disciplinary Proceeding Against McGrathWashington Supreme Court · 1982

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