ATTORNEY GRIEV. COMM'N v. GILLAND

[Misc. (BV) No. 10, September Term, 1981.]

293 Md. 316 (1982)

443 A.2d 603

ATTORNEY GRIEVANCE COMMISSION OF MARYLAND v. ROBERT L. GILLAND

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

Decided April 8, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alan D. Krause, Assistant Bar Counsel, with whom was Melvin Hirshman, Bar Counsel, on the petition, for petitioner.

H. Russell Smouse for respondent.

The cause was argued before MURPHY, C.J., and SMITH, DIGGES, ELDRIDGE, COLE, DAVIDSON and RODOWSKY, JJ.


COLE, J., delivered the opinion of the Court. DAVIDSON, J., would have suspended for no longer than six months. SMITH and DIGGES, JJ., dissent. SMITH, J., filed a dissenting opinion at page 322 infra, in which DIGGES, J., joins.

We are once again faced with the unpleasant task of disciplining a member of the Maryland Bar for his violation of a criminal statute. The crime involved here is willfully failing to file federal...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases