Per Curiam.
The practice of law is a privilege conferred during good behavior, rather than a right. Disciplinary proceedings are civil in nature, more for the protection of the public than for punishment of the respondent.
Misconduct on the part of an attorney may not be excused on the ground that he lacked the mental ability to cope with the ethical requirements of the legal profession. Although respondent was released from the hospital in January...
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