MATTER OF THACKER

No. D-4179.

881 S.W.2d 307 (1994)

In the Matter of Leslie Hazlett THACKER.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Decided June 15, 1994.

Rehearing Overruled September 8, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dick DeGuerin, Leslie Hazlett Thacker and Chris Flood, Houston, for petitioner.

Christine E. McKeeman, Thomas H. Watkins, Dawn Miller, James M. McCormack and Linda A. Acevedo, Austin, for respondent.


CORNYN, Justice, delivered the opinion of the Court, in which PHILLIPS, Chief Justice, and GONZALEZ, HIGHTOWER, HECHT, ENOCH and SPECTOR, Justices, join.

In this attorney discipline case, we decide whether violation of Tex.Penal Code § 25.11 ("§ 25.11")1 is a felony involving moral turpitude under the Texas Rules of Disciplinary Procedure.2 We hold that it is.

In January of 1992, Leslie Hazlett...

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