Case Name: In the Matter of Francis X. Smith, an Attorney, Respondent. Grievance Committee for the Second and Eleventh Judicial Districts, Petitioner
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1987-12-07
Citations: 132 A.D.2d 64
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of Francis X. Smith, an Attorney, Respondent. Grievance Committee for the Second and Eleventh Judicial Districts, Petitioner.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 132
Pages: 64–65

Head Matter:
In the Matter of Francis X. Smith, an Attorney, Respondent. Grievance Committee for the Second and Eleventh Judicial Districts, Petitioner.
Second Department,
December 7, 1987
APPEARANCES OF COUNSEL
Robert H. Straus (Mark F. DeWan of counsel), for petitioner.
Schwartz & Di Blasi (Barry A. Schwartz of counsel), for respondent.

Opinion:
OPINION OF THE COURT
Per Curiam.
The respondent was admitted to practice by this court on April 2, 1952.
On July 1, 1987, the respondent was convicted in the Supreme Court, Queens County, of perjury in the first degree (five counts), class D felonies (see, Penal Law § 210.15), and criminal contempt in the first degree (three counts), class E felonies (see, Penal Law § 215.51).
Pursuant to Judiciary Law § 90 (4), the respondent ceased to be an attorney and counselor-at-law upon' his conviction of a felony.
Accordingly, the petitioner's motion is granted. The respondent is disbarred and the clerk of the court is directed to strike his name from the roll of attorneys and counselors-at-law forthwith.
Bracken, J. P., Niehoff, Lawrence, Rubin and Kooper, JJ., concur.