IN RE BIRDWELL

No. 98-1141.

20 S.W.3d 685 (2000)

In the Matter of Carol A. BIRDWELL.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Decided May 25, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gayle Riley Vickers, Linda A. Acevedo, Christine E. McKeeman, Austin, for petitioner.

Steven W. Young, Austin, for respondent.


Justice HANKINSON delivered the opinion of the Court.

In this case we decide whether a conviction for conspiracy to defraud the United States in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371 is a crime of moral turpitude for purposes of the compulsory-discipline provisions of the Texas Rules of Disciplinary Procedure. See TEX.R. DISCIPLINARY P. Part VIII. Carol A. Birdwell, an attorney licensed to practice law in Texas, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud the United...

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