LOUISIANA STATE BAR ASS'N v. PORTERFIELD

No. 89-B-0420.

550 So.2d 584 (1989)

LOUISIANA STATE BAR ASSOCIATION v. John W. PORTERFIELD.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

October 23, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas O. Collins, Jr., G. Fred Ours, New Orleans, Gerard F. Thomas, Natchitoches, Roland J. Achee, Shreveport, Robert J. Boudreau, Lake Charles, Robert M. Contois, New Orleans, Frank J. Gremillion, Baton Rouge, Carrick R. Inabnett, Monroe, Harvey Lewis, Trevor G. Bryan, Elizabeth A. Alston, New Orleans, Christine Lipsey, Baton Rouge, Edmund McCollam, Houma, William W. Hall, Gretna, for applicant.

John Walter Porterfield and Chester Hugh Boyd, Baton Rouge, for respondent.


COLE, Justice.

At issue is whether a conviction which has been "set aside" under the provisions of La.Code Crim.Proc. art. 893 is a conviction of a crime for purposes of imposing discipline under La.State Bar Ass'n Articles of Incorporation, art. 15, § 8.

CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS

On April 22, 1985, respondent, John Porterfield, was arrested and charged with possession of 28 grams or more of cocaine in violation of La.R.S. 40:967(F). Respondent pled...

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