Supreme Court of Florida· 2/25/1999

The Florida Bar v. Fredericks

Citations

731 So. 2d 1249
24 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 105
1999 Fla. LEXIS 255
1999 WL 92235

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holding that the determinative factor to prove a rule 4-8.4(c) violation was whether the attorney deliberately or knowingly engaged in the activity in question, rather than the motive behind the attorney's action
approving referee's recommendation that the subject attorney be found guilty of violating rule 4-8.4(c
“[I]n order to -8- satisfy the element of intent it must only be shown that the conduct was deliberate or knowing.”
“[S]pecific findings of uncharged conduct and violations of rules not charged in the complaint are permitted where the conduct is either specifically referred to in the complaint or is within the scope of the specific allegations in the complaint.”
“[S]pecific findings of uncharged conduct and violations of rules not charged in the complaint are permitted where the conduct - 22 - is either specifically referred to in the complaint or is within the scope of the specific allegations in the complaint.”

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Judges: Per Curiam

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