Florida Board of Bar Examiners

J.E.G.R. asks this Court to review the recommendations of the Florida Board of Bar Examiners. We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 15, Fla. Const.

On March 2, 1995, J.E.G.R. filed an application for admission to The Florida Bar revealing that, while in the Marine Corp Reserves in 1991, he had been found guilty of desertion and missing movement and was sentenced to confinement for thirty months,1 forfeiture of pay and allowances, and a reduction in pay grade. J.E.G.R. maintained that he left without permission in order to obtain medical assistance. At the time J.E.G.R. deserted, his unit was about…