In re Mitchell’s Empirical Analysis

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4 federal appellate · 3 district · 26 state decisions

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1. “[t]o permit a convicted felon to continue to appear in our courts and to continue to give advice and counsel would not 'advance the ends of justice,' but instead would invite scorn and disrespect for our rule of law.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 502 F. Supp. 611 - United States v. Friedland · Attorney Grievance Commission v. Reamer

2. “convictions evidence the fact that he has failed to meet the most important of those conditions, namely, that he obey the very laws which he has sworn to uphold.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 1997 Conn. Super. Ct. 7077 - hartford/new Britain v. Millstein, No. Cv-94-0538618-S (Jun. 10, 1997) · 1991 Conn. Super. Ct. 7028 - Statewide Grievance Com. v. Sherbacow, No. Cv88-0346501 (Aug. 22, 1991)

3. ““Certainly, if appellant was given no right to appeal, his judgment of conviction would be final for all purposes. Even though appellant here was afforded a right to appeal, this judgment of conviction is entitled equal respect as a final judgment on the merits unless and until reversed upon appeal. Mr. Mitchell has had his day in court, and has had every opportunity to refute the charges made against him. In convicting him, a jury of his peers has credited the testimony of his accusers and rejected whatever defenses and evidence he may have set forth. A strong presumption of regularity attaches to that judgment of conviction. ... Thus, we are of the view that an attorney convicted of a felony has no constitutional right to practice law pending an appeal of his conviction, any more than any other convicted person has a constitutional right to be at liberty pending an appeal.. . . “We therefore conclude that appellant has not suffered a deprivation of due process of law by the fact that he has been disbarred during the pendency of an appeal of his conviction of a felony which formed the basis for his disbarment. . . (Citations omitted.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Attorney Grievance Commission v. Reamer