IN RE CARDWELL

No. 01SA251.

50 P.3d 897 (2002)

In the Matter of Jerry E. CARDWELL, Attorney-Respondent.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

June 24, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Gleason, Regulation Counsel, Gregory G. Sapakoff, Assistant Regulation Counsel, Denver, Colorado Attorneys for Petitioner.

George T. Ashen, Law Firm of George T. Ashen, Denver, Colorado, Attorney for Attorney Respondent.


Chief Justice MULLARKEY delivered the Opinion of the Court.

Jerry E. Cardwell is the respondent in this lawyer regulation proceeding. While assisting his client to plead guilty in a driving under the influence (DUI) case, Cardwell failed to disclose to the prosecutor and to the court that his client had previously been convicted of driving while ability impaired (DWAI). As a result, the trial court accepted a plea agreement, found the client guilty of the reduced...

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