Opinion ID: 1723000
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: post disbarment conduct

Text: Baker has been fully discharged from his sentences. On October 21, 1980, Governor William F. Winter ordered that any civil rights lost by Baker due to his convictions were restored. Baker has studied at Mississippi State University and the University of Southern Mississippi. Baker has served on numerous boards of directors including: (a) Beginning Again in Christ, which assists former prisoners upon re-entry into society; (b) Southeast Mississippi Community Action Agency; and (c) South Mississippi Opportunity Industrialization Center, Inc. Baker has actively worked with the Freedom Prison Ministries, Inc. and attended numerous legal seminars, and kept current with reported cases. Baker pled guilty to driving under the influence approximately ten years ago. The only medication that he receives is Adalat for his high blood pressure. Baker has submitted an impressive legal reading list. Numerous bar members and community leaders support his reinstatement. Baker is willing to take the entire MS Bar Exam in order to regain reinstatement.