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DRAKE v. STATE

No. 17974.

488 S.W.2d 534 (1972)

Thomas W. DRAKE, Appellant, v. STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

Rehearing Denied December 14, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen M. Orr, Mitchell, Yeakel, Orr & Trickey, Austin, for appellant.

David R. McAtee, Thompson, Knight, Simmons & Bullion, Dallas, for appellee.

CLAUDE WILLIAMS, Chief Justice.

This action was instituted by the State of Texas, acting through the Grievance Committee for the Fifth Bar District of the State Bar of Texas, against Thomas W. Drake, a practicing attorney, seeking a judgment of disbarment or suspension. The attorney was charged with two specific instances of fraudulent and dishonorable conduct: (1) in representing to a client, Suzanne Moore, charged with passing worthless checks, that he needed $500...

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