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Office of Discip. Counsel v. Cottrell

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Nov 30, 1990
582 A.2d 1054 (Pa. 1990)

Opinion

No. 564 Disciplinary Docket No. 2.

Argued October 26, 1990.

Decided November 30, 1990.

Samuel Stretton, West Chester, for respondent.

Paul J. Burgoyne, Asst. Disciplinary Counsel, Gail M. Richman, Philadelphia, for petitioner.

Before NIX, C.J., and LARSEN, FLAHERTY, ZAPPALA, PAPADAKOS and CAPPY, JJ.


ORDER


Rule to Show Cause entered by this Court on March 15, 1990, is discharged. It is hereby ORDERED that respondent be and he is suspended from the Bar of this Commonwealth for a period of three years, and he shall comply with all the provisions of Rule 217, Pa.R.D.E. It is further ORDERED that respondent shall pay costs to the Disciplinary Board pursuant to Rule 208(g), Pa.R.D.E.

McDERMOTT, J., did not participate in the consideration or decision of this case.

NIX, C.J., and FLAHERTY, J., dissent and would impose a suspension of five years.


Summaries of

Office of Discip. Counsel v. Cottrell

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Nov 30, 1990
582 A.2d 1054 (Pa. 1990)
Case details for

Office of Discip. Counsel v. Cottrell

Case Details

Full title:OFFICE OF DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL, Petitioner v. William J. COTTRELL…

Court:Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Date published: Nov 30, 1990

Citations

582 A.2d 1054 (Pa. 1990)
582 A.2d 1054