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THE FLORIDA BAR v. LEON

No. 66823.

510 So.2d 873 (1987)

THE FLORIDA BAR, Complainant, v. Richard LEON, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida.

Rehearing Denied August 31, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

B. Anderson Mitcham of Mitcham, Weed, Barbas, Allen & Morgan, Tampa, for respondent.

PER CURIAM.

This disciplinary proceeding is before us on complaint of The Florida Bar and the contested referee's report. We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 15, Fla. Const. The referee recommends that Leon be suspended for a period of three years. We do not agree with the referee's recommended discipline, and, instead, order respondent disbarred from the practice of law.

In October, 1983, respondent was removed from judicial office following a determination...

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