49 Cal. 3d 919 - Sands v. State Bar’s Empirical Analysis
1989
Citation profile
2 federal appellate · 32 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 6 Cal. 3d 562 - In Re Higbie · 49 Cal. 3d 804 - Baker v. State Bar · 23 Cal. 3d 509 - Jackson v. State Bar · 41 Cal. 3d 700 - Franklin v. State Bar · 31 Cal. 3d 748 - Gordon v. State Bar
Most-quoted passages
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“In disciplinary matters we independently examine the record in its entirety, weigh the evidence, and determine the appropriate discipline to be imposed. [Citations.] Accordingly, we are bound neither by the findings of fact of the State Bar [citation], nor by its conclusions of law [citation], nor by its recommendation as to discipline [citation]. Nevertheless, `the burden is upon the petitioner to show wherein the decision or action [of the State Bar] is erroneous or unlawful.' [Citation.] `Our principal concern is always the protection of the public, the preservation of confidence in the legal profession, and the maintenance of the highest possible professional standard for attorneys.'”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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