THE FLORIDA BAR v. MITCHELL

No. 73940.

569 So.2d 424 (1990)

THE FLORIDA BAR, Complainant, v. Joe M. MITCHELL, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida.

Rehearing Denied December 6, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John F. Harkness, Jr., Executive Director, and John T. Berry, Staff Counsel, Tallahassee, and John B. Root, Jr., Bar Counsel, Orlando, for complainant.

Andrew A. Graham and Jerrold Aaron Bross, Melbourne, for respondent.


PER CURIAM.

We review the findings and recommendations of the referee that Joe M. Mitchell be suspended from the practice of law for fifteen days, with conditions. We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 15, Fla. Const.

In 1987, an assistant state attorney discovered irregularities in a number of files involving persons charged with driving under the influence. Mitchell was the attorney in each case. Further investigation disclosed that documents purporting to...

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