COMMISSION FOR LAWYER DISCIPLINE v. DENISCO

No. 14-03-00449-CV.

132 S.W.3d 211 (2004)

COMMISSION FOR LAWYER DISCIPLINE, Appellant v. Gerald P. DENISCO, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (14th Dist.).

April 15, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Linda A. Acevedo, Austin, for appellant.

Joe R. Blackburn, Houston, for appellee.

Panel consists of Justices YATES, HUDSON, and FOWLER.


OPINION

WANDA McKEE FOWLER, Justice.

This case requires us to decide if a district court had the authority after its plenary power has passed to shorten the length of a probationary term assessed against a lawyer who violated the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct. Appellant, the Commission for Lawyer Discipline, argues that the trial court lacked jurisdiction to terminate the probationary period before the termination date

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