Court Opinion

ID: 9675060
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-24 04:40:54.967654+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T12:15:13.841448
License: Public Domain

NEUMAN, Justice
(dissenting).
Drawing the line between acceptable and unacceptable conduct is an onerous task, especially when done in the light of our own human frailties. But I firmly believe that the commission of a felony should disqualify a lawyer from practicing in the courts of this state. I therefore respectfully dissent from the majority as well as the other dissenting opinion.
Society may rightly view alcoholism as an affliction. But this case is not just about a recovering alcoholic. It is about a recovering alcoholic who chose to be a criminal, and still wants to be a lawyer. In my view, no amount of personal redemption by Mr. Mar-eucci can make up for the cloud his continued enrollment casts on our bar — that we are a profession that welcomes felons among its ranks.
I dissent from the majority opinion because I believe Mr. Mareueci, by his action, has forfeited his right to practice law in this state. His status as a felon renders him unfit. I would revoke his license.