In Re Brown

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• aim in disciplining lawyers is not punishment or retribution, but is meant to protect public, promote confidence in legal system, and maintain high profes sional standards
• disciplinary action does not take the form of traditional criminal sanctions, but rather consists of reproval, suspension from the practice of law, or disbarment; thus, double jeopardy did not bar disciplinary action that followed lawyer's nolo contendere plea in criminal case
• sixty-day suspension, two year probation

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

12 cases in this archive cite this case.

• In Re Rose V
  California Supreme Court· 2000-03-06· cited 58×
• Matter of Discipline of Babilis
  Utah Supreme Court· 1997-12-12· cited 40×
• In the Matter of Gwen G. Caranchini
  Eighth Circuit· 1998-11-04· cited 18×
• People v. Damon
  California Court of Appeal· 1996-12-18· cited 16×
• In Re Lesansky
  California Supreme Court· 2001-03-28· cited 13×
• In Re Chastain
  Supreme Court of South Carolina· 2000-05-15· cited 12×
• In re Lesansky
  California Supreme Court· 2001-03-01· cited 6×
• Iowa Supreme Court Board of Professional Ethics & Conduct v. Morris
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 2000-01-20· cited 5×
• In Re Silverton
  California Supreme Court· 2005-06-23· cited 2×
• Setliff Bros. Serv. v. Bureau of Auto. Repair
  California Court of Appeal· 1997-02-27· cited 1×
• In re Disciplinary Proceeding Against Waechter
  Washington Supreme Court· 2018-06-14· cited 1×
• In re Caranchini v.
  Eighth Circuit· 1998-11-04

Cites

28 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• United States v. Halper
  Supreme Court· 1989-05-15· cited 1,945×
• Department of Revenue of Mont. v. Kurth Ranch
  Supreme Court· 1994-06-06· cited 1,050×
• In Re Fahey
  California Supreme Court· 1973-02-13· cited 81×
• People v. Belcher
  California Supreme Court· 1974-03-28· cited 80×
• Baker v. State Bar
  California Supreme Court· 1989-11-20· cited 47×
• In Re Johnson
  California Supreme Court· 1992-01-30· cited 33×
• Kapelus v. State Bar
  California Supreme Court· 1987-12-10· cited 32×
• In Re Ford
  California Supreme Court· 1988-03-07· cited 32×
• In Re Rohan
  California Supreme Court· 1978-05-03· cited 29×
• In Re Kelley
  California Supreme Court· 1990-12-31· cited 26×
• People v. Marmon
  Supreme Court of Colorado· 1995-09-11· cited 26×
• Rose v. State Bar
  California Supreme Court· 1989-10-05· cited 25×
• Van Sloten v. State Bar
  California Supreme Court· 1989-05-15· cited 21×
• In Re Billings
  California Supreme Court· 1990-03-19· cited 19×
• In Re Morse
  California Supreme Court· 1995-09-01· cited 17×
• Brockway v. State Bar
  California Supreme Court· 1991-03-18· cited 16×
• Edwards v. State Bar
  California Supreme Court· 1990-12-20· cited 15×
• In Re Naney
  California Supreme Court· 1990-07-09· cited 15×
• Hawkins v. State Bar
  California Supreme Court· 1979-03-14· cited 14×
• In Re Crooks
  California Supreme Court· 1990-12-06· cited 12×