District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1/14/2010
In Re Cleaver-Bascombe
Citations
- 986 A.2d 1191
- 2010 D.C. App. LEXIS 4
- 2010 WL 114004
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- noting that absence of prior discipline was “massively outweighed by the aggravating factor — testifying falsely under oath in the disciplinary proceeding that the voucher was indeed accurate”
- noting that absence of prior discipline was “massively outweighed by the aggravating factor — testifying falsely under oath in the disciplinary proceeding that the voucher was indeed accurate”
- noting that voucher fraud requires a particularly severe penalty because, “in the interest of effective general deterrence, the severity of a sanction should take into account the difficulty of detecting and proving the misconduct at issue”
- noting that voucher fraud requires a particularly severe penalty because, “in the interest of effective general deterrence, the severity of a sanction should take into account the difficulty of detecting and proving the misconduct at issue”
- noting that the purpose of imposing attorney discipline is not to punish
- ‘‘[L]ying under oath on the part of an attorney for the purpose of attempting to cover-up previous misconduct is absolutely intolerable . . . .”
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Judges: Reid, Newman, Wagner
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38 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
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- In re VohraDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2013-06-27· cited 27×
- In re HowesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2012-03-08· cited 26×
- In Re DanielDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2011-01-13· cited 23×
- In re Stephen T.YelvertonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2014-12-24· cited 23×
- In Re WhiteDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2011-01-20· cited 18×
- In re AskewDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2014-07-31· cited 17×
- In re SilvaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2011-09-01· cited 14×
- In Re HewettDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2011-01-13· cited 12×
- In re OmwengaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2012-08-16· cited 10×
- In re PyeDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2012-12-27· cited 10×
- In Re AllenDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2011-09-08· cited 9×
- In Re TunDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2011-08-18· cited 8×
- In re Seth Adam RobbinsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2018-08-30· cited 8×
- The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado v. Angelique LAYTON, 36480Supreme Court of Colorado· 2021-05-14· cited 8×
- Benoit O. Brookens, II v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2018-04-05· cited 7×
- In re BoykinsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2010-07-29· cited 6×
- In re PetersDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2016-11-23· cited 6×
- In Re ShariatiDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2011-11-10· cited 5×
- In the Matter of Cleaver-BascombeSupreme Court of Georgia· 2011-11-07· cited 4×
Cites
45 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- M. A. P. v. RyanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1971-12-29· cited 973×
- Matter of AddamsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1990-08-06· cited 255×
- In Re RebackDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1986-07-31· cited 161×
- In Re HutchinsonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1987-12-04· cited 140×
- Matter of HauptDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1980-10-17· cited 114×
- In Re GoffeDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1994-05-05· cited 107×
- In Re CaterDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2005-11-23· cited 94×
- Matter of SmithDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1979-06-13· cited 84×
- In Re PiersonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1997-02-28· cited 63×
- In Re TempleDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1993-08-12· cited 58×
- In Re HallmarkDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2003-08-28· cited 58×
- Hsu v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1978-09-29· cited 56×
- In Re BerrymanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2000-12-28· cited 51×
- In Re Cleaver-BascombeDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2006-02-09· cited 51×
- In Re KennedyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1988-04-20· cited 49×
- In Re SchneiderDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1989-01-24· cited 49×
- In Re GilDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1995-04-03· cited 37×
- In Re ElginDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2007-03-08· cited 37×
- In Re RosenDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1984-08-06· cited 37×
- Kritsidimas v. SheskinDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1980-02-13· cited 34×
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