In re Cox’s Empirical Analysis

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6 state decisions

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1. “(1) Respondent shall demonstrate that he has been fully released from custody and probation upon successful fulfillment of all requirements in connection with the sentences imposed on him as a result of his convictions, including but not limited to, the four-year sentence of incarceration; the five-year suspended sentence during which respondent shall be placed on supervised probation following release from custody; the payment of restitution to the University of New Mexico in the amount of $116,000; the payment of restitution to the victims of his fraud in the amount of $39,170; and other special conditions of probation that may be ordered in the judgments, suspended or partially suspended sentences, and commitments filed in causes numbered CR-99-03376 and D-0101-CR-99-00822. (2) Respondent shall observe and comply with the Rules of Professional Conduct and the Rules Governing Discipline, including the requirements for disbarred attorneys in Rule 17-212, and the provisions of Rule 17-203(0, (D), and (E); (3) Respondent shall pay the costs of this action in the amount of $212.70 pursuant to Rule 17-106(B) on or before June 22, 2001, with interest to accrue at the rate of fifteen percent (15%) per annum on any unpaid balance as of that date, and said costs shall be reduced to a transcript of judgment.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In re Frontino

2. “The purpose of attorney discipline is not solely to protect clients from being harmed by their attorneys, but also to protect the profession and the administration of justice. The public cannot be expected to have respect for our system of justice if we permit the officers of our courts to violate the very laws they are sworn to uphold and upon which they advise and counsel others to comply.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In the Matter of Key