Disciplinary Counsel v. Martinez

{¶ 20} Respectfully, I dissent.

{¶ 21} Martinez knowingly participated in a scheme to bribe a crime victim when he transmitted an offer purporting to settle civil claims against Castro, the perpetrator, in exchange for the victim writing a letter urging the sentencing judge not to impose a jail sentence on him. After the victim contacted the prosecutor and decided to accept the deal to “trick [Castro] into getting busted for bribery,” Martinez abruptly terminated the representation, as the majority says, “stating reasons for that action that were untrue.” Majority opinion at ¶ 10. Actually, in…