Opinion
Bar Docket No. 13148
Opinion filed May 8, 1996.
ORDER OF DISBARMENT
ATTORNEY AND CLIENT — Disciplinary Proceeding — Disbarment.
In a letter dated April 3, 1996, to the Clerk of the Appellate Courts, respondent George E. Scamman, of Kansas City, Kansas, an attorney admitted to practice law in the state of Kansas, voluntarily surrendered his license to practice law in Kansas, pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 217 (1995 Kan. Ct. R. Annot. 219). The letter was also signed by respondent's attorney, Robb Edmonds.
At the time respondent surrendered his license, a 12-count criminal complaint had been filed in Wyandotte District Court in which respondent was the defendant. The complaint charged six counts of forgery, in violation of K.S.A. 21-3710 (a)(1), and six counts of misuse of public funds, in violation of K.S.A. 21-3910. It is alleged in the criminal complaint and in the disciplinary complaint that, during the time respondent was assistant district attorney in Wyandotte County, he misappropriated funds which had been paid by individuals who expected the money to be used to pay fines and court costs in traffic matters in Wyandotte County.
This court, having examined the files of the office of the Disciplinary Administrator, finds that the surrender of respondent's license should be accepted and that respondent should be disbarred.
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that George E. Scamman be and he is hereby disbarred from the practice of law in Kansas, and his license and privilege to practice law are hereby revoked.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of the Appellate Courts strike the name of George E. Scamman from the roll of attorneys licensed to practice law in Kansas.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this order shall be published in the Kansas Reports, that the costs herein shall be assessed to respondent, and that respondent forthwith shall comply with Supreme Court Rule 218 (1995 Kan. Ct. R. Annot. 222).
DATED this 8th day of May, 1996.