SEXTON v. SUPREME CT. COM. ON PRO. COND.

No. 87-272.

747 S.W.2d 94 (1988)

295 Ark. 141

Sam SEXTON, Jr., Appellant, v. SUPREME COURT COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

March 28, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dale Price, Little Rock, for appellant.

R.B. Friedlander, Sol. Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.


HICKMAN, Justice.

Sam Sexton, Jr., a Fort Smith lawyer, had his law license suspended for one year by the Supreme Court Committee on Professional Conduct. We must reverse the decision because Sexton was not charged with a violation of a rule of professional conduct that was in existence at the time of his conduct. The committee may proceed against Sexton if he is properly charged.

The charge arose from conduct which occurred in 1983. According to the findings...

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