In re Liddy

Respondent was admitted to the Bar in the First Department on December 9, 1957.

On March 23, 1973 respondent was convicted in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia of several crimes including burglary in the second degree.

This crime is a felony in the District of Columbia (D. C. Code, § 22-1801; U. S. Code, tit. 18, § 1) and is cognizable as a felony in New York (Penal Law §§ 140.20, 140.25, 140.30).

Petitioner, the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, seeks to have respondent’s name stricken from the roll of attorneys. This action is mandatory (Judiciary Law,…