IN RE LAZCANO

No. SB-09-0053-M.

222 P.3d 896 (2010)

In the Matter of the Application of Alejandro LAZCANO, Applicant.

Supreme Court of Arizona, En Banc.

January 8, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alejandro Lazcano, El Paso, TX, In Propria Persona.

State Bar of Arizona, by Raymond A. Hanna, President, Prescott, Patricia A. Sallen, John A. Furlong, General Counsel, Phoenix, Attorneys for Amicus Curiae State Bar of Arizona.


OPINION

BERCH, Chief Justice.

¶ 1 This case addresses whether an applicant on Texas felony deferred adjudication may be admitted to practice law in Arizona. We conclude that the pending charge prevents the applicant from showing the good moral character necessary for admission to the Arizona Bar.

I. BACKGROUND

¶ 2 In 2002, while an undergraduate student in Texas, Alejandro Lazcano was arrested and indicted for burglary and sexual...

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