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Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. Glass

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
May 21, 1997
694 A.2d 1098 (Pa. 1997)

Summary

suspending a respondent for two and one-half years for possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver; at his hearing, the respondent offered Braun mitigation in the form of expert testimony as to the relationship between respondent's substance abuse problems and criminal activity and his commitment to sobriety and recovery

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Opinion

No. 100 Disciplinary Docket No. 3.

May 21, 1997.


ORDER


AND NOW, this 21st day of May, 1997, upon consideration of the Report and Recommendations of the Disciplinary Board dated April 1, 1997, it is hereby

ORDERED that L. EDWARD GLASS be and he is SUSPENDED from the Bar of this Commonwealth for a period of two and one-half (2 1/2) years, retroactive to January 20, 1995, and he shall comply with all the provisions of Rule 217 Pa.R.D.E.

It is further ORDERED that respondent shall pay costs to the Disciplinary Board pursuant to Rule 208(g), Pa.R.D.E.


Summaries of

Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. Glass

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
May 21, 1997
694 A.2d 1098 (Pa. 1997)

suspending a respondent for two and one-half years for possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver; at his hearing, the respondent offered Braun mitigation in the form of expert testimony as to the relationship between respondent's substance abuse problems and criminal activity and his commitment to sobriety and recovery

Summary of this case from Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. Yeatter
Case details for

Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. Glass

Case Details

Full title:OFFICE OF DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL, Petitioner v. L. Edward GLASS, Respondent

Court:Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Date published: May 21, 1997

Citations

694 A.2d 1098 (Pa. 1997)
548 Pa. 90

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