TWOHY v. STATE BAR

Docket No. S005429.

48 Cal.3d 502 (1989)

769 P.2d 976

256 Cal. Rptr. 794

RICHARD J. TWOHY, Petitioner, v. THE STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA, Respondent.

Supreme Court of California.

April 3, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Richard Judson Twohy, in pro. per., for Petitioner.

Diane C. Yu, Truitt A. Richey, Jr., and Phyllis J. Culp for Respondent.


OPINION

THE COURT.*

We review the unanimous recommendation of the Review Department of the State Bar Court that petitioner, Richard J. Twohy, be disbarred. Petitioner contends that the recommendation of disbarment is excessive in light of the mitigating factor of his addiction to "crack" cocaine and his alleged recovery from such addiction subsequent to the incidents upon which the review department's...

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