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Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. Logue

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Aug 17, 1998
714 A.2d 1034 (Pa. 1998)

Summary

suspending a respondent for three years as a result of his conviction of possession of cocaine with intent to deliver; at his hearing, the respondent offered Braun mitigation in the form of testimony from his treating physician who stated that respondent's misconduct was due to addiction and emotional problems and that he was now committed to sobriety and recovery

Summary of this case from Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. Yeatter

Opinion

Nos. 313 Disciplinary Docket No. 3.

August 17, 1998.


ORDER


AND NOW, this 17th day of August, 1998, upon consideration of the Report and Recommendations of the Disciplinary Board dated June 24, 1998, it is hereby

ORDERED that JOHN MARK LOGUE be and he is SUSPENDED from the Bar of this Commonwealth for a period of three (3) years, retroactive to April 24, 1997, 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.

NIGRO, J., dissents and would impose a suspension of not less than five years.


Summaries of

Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. Logue

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Aug 17, 1998
714 A.2d 1034 (Pa. 1998)

suspending a respondent for three years as a result of his conviction of possession of cocaine with intent to deliver; at his hearing, the respondent offered Braun mitigation in the form of testimony from his treating physician who stated that respondent's misconduct was due to addiction and emotional problems and that he was now committed to sobriety and recovery

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

Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. Logue

Case Details

Full title:OFFICE OF DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL, Petitioner, v. John Mark LOGUE, Respondent

Court:Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Date published: Aug 17, 1998

Citations

714 A.2d 1034 (Pa. 1998)
714 A.2d 1034

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