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STATEWIDE GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE v. FOUNTAIN

(AC 18854)

56 Conn. App. 375 (2000)

STATEWIDE GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE v. CHRISTOPHER C. FOUNTAIN

Appellate Court of Connecticut.

Officially released January 18, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Brooks, with whom was Mario R. Borelli, for the appellant (defendant).

Maureen A. Horgan, assistant bar counsel, for the appellee (plaintiff).

O'Connell, C. J., and Foti and Vertefeuille, JS.

Opinion

O'CONNELL, C. J.

The defendant, Christopher C. Fountain, appeals from the trial court's judgment suspending his license to practice law for three months. The defendant claims that the imposition of this sanction was improper because (1) the suspension constituted punishment and (2) the length of the suspension amounted to an abuse of discretion. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

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