Opinion
84S00-0303-DI-114
August 13, 2003
ORDER APPROVING STATEMENT OF CIRCUMSTANCES AND CONDITIONAL AGREEMENT FOR DISCIPLINE
Pursuant to Ind. Admission and Discipline Rule 23, Section 11, the Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission and the respondent have submitted for approval a Statement of Circumstances and Conditional Agreement for Discipline stipulating a proposed discipline and agreed facts as summarized below:
Facts: On September 23, 2002, the respondent was charged with possession of cocaine as a Class D felony. On December 3, 2002, the respondent pled guilty to the charge and was sentenced to 545 days imprisonment, all suspended upon 365 days probation. This Court suspended the respondent pendente lite on May 23, 2003.
Violation: The respondent violated Ind. Professional Conduct Rule 8.4(b), which prohibit an attorney from committing a criminal act that reflects adversely on honesty, trustworthiness, or fitness as a lawyer in other respects.
Discipline: One (1) year suspension from the practice of law, effective May 23, 2003, without automatic reinstatement thereafter.
All Justices concur.