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THE FLORIDA BAR v. KNOWLES

No. 66822.

500 So.2d 140 (1986)

THE FLORIDA BAR, Complainant, v. Robert E. KNOWLES, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida.

December 30, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John F. Harkness, Jr., Executive Director and John T. Berry, Staff Counsel, Tallahassee, and Diane Victor Kuenzel, Bar Counsel, Tampa, for complainant.

Richard T. Earle, Jr. of Earle & Earle, St. Petersburg, for respondent.

BARKETT, Justice.

This disciplinary proceeding is before us on complaint of The Florida Bar and the referee's report. Respondent has filed a petition for review, contesting the referee's recommended discipline as excessively harsh. We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 15, Fla. Const.

Neither side contests the referee's findings of fact. Between August 1979 and May 1983, respondent Knowles converted to his own personal use a total of $197,900 from the trust...

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