Court Opinion

ID: 9884903
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-10-06 03:23:07.486669+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:48:42.102513
License: Public Domain

Mr. Justice Schaefer, dissenting: Upon a careful consideration of the whole record I am of the opinion that the charges against the respondent have been sustained by clear and convincing proof and that the respondent, a lawyer of considerable experience, knowingly falsified his testimony at the trial in the Federal court and conspired with Skidmore and others for the purpose of defrauding the United States government of income taxes. In addition, the entire record shows that over a period of years he was intimately associated with Skidmore and Johnson in the establishment and conduct of illegal activities to such an extent as to indicate a wide departure from the standards required of members of the legal profession. In my opinion, the recommendation of the commissioners should be adopted and the respondent should be disbarred.