Richard A. Dunsmore v. University of Texas

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• holding that attorney’s depression did not excuse the choices he made, particularly when he did not present evidence that his mental condition clouded his mind
• noting that attorney’s conduct “did not affect [attorney]’s relationships with his clients, fellow lawyers, and judges” in holding attorney did not violate rule 32:8.4(d)
• noting depression not a legal justification, excuse, or defense for attorney’s actions
• finding disrespect for law enforcement when an attorney prevented his victim from calling 911, lied to a neighbor in order to prevent the neighbor from calling 911, then broke the steel cage in the police car in order to use the police officer’s cell phone without permission
• “Schmidt’s depression does not excuse the choices he made, especially as there was no evidence submitted that this mental condition clouded Schmidt’s judgment in any manner.”
• “We have held that, when the basis of a domestic abuse conviction results from personal conduct that is unrelated to the practice of law, no violation of rule 32:8.4(d) occurs.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).