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MATTER OF LEVY

37 N.Y.2d 279 (1975)

In the Matter of Travis Stanley Levy, an Attorney, Appellant. Association of the Bar of the City of New York, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided July 10, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel H. Greenberg and Murray J. Chikofsky for appellant.

Saul Friedberg and John G. Bonomi for respondent.

Judges JASEN, GABRIELLI, JONES, WACHTLER and COOKE concur in Per Curiam opinion; Chief Judge BREITEL concurs in result in a separate opinion in which Judge FUCHSBERG concurs.

Per Curiam.

We hold that while an attorney convicted of a criminal offense may introduce evidence in mitigation and explanation in a subsequent disciplinary proceeding, he may not relitigate the issue of his guilt of the offense for which he was convicted.

Appellant attorney was convicted in Federal court of conspiracy to pay illegal kickbacks to a union welfare and pension official in violation of the United...

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