· 7/13/2000
In Re Spiridon
Citations
- 755 A.2d 463
- 2000 D.C. App. LEXIS 164
- 2000 WL 963342
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- explaining that an examination solely of the events relating to the misdemeanor “would effectively eliminate the individualized examination that McBride mandates”
- focusing on the small amount of money stolen by respondent as well as his lack of venal motive
- focusing on the small amount of money stolen by respondent as well as his lack of venal motive
- rejecting a purely elements-based analysis to determine if an attorney's crime reflects moral turpitude on the facts
- rejecting a purely elements-based analysis to determine if an attorney’s crime reflects moral turpitude on the facts
- rejecting as unduly narrow approach that permitted “examination 36 solely of the events directly relating to the crime itself, that is, how the crime was committed”
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Judges: Terry, Steadman, Farrell
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