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IN RE MERCIER

No. 06-1008.

242 S.W.3d 46 (2007)

In the Matter of Eugene X. MERCIER.

Supreme Court of Texas.

December 21, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James R. Harris and Andrew M. Greenwell, Harris & Greenwell, L.L.P., Corpus Christi, TX, for Appellant.

Stephen A. Moyik, Asst. Disciplinary Counsel, Linda A. Acevedo, Asst. Disciplinary Counsel, and Gayle Riley Vickers, Board of Disciplinary Appeals, Austin, TX, for Appellee.

PER CURIAM.

Upon conviction of certain crimes, an attorney's license must be suspended pending appeal. The Board of Disciplinary Appeals did so here, but also provided in the order that the attorney "shall be disbarred" if the conviction was affirmed. The petitioner appeals on various grounds from the latter part of the order. Because we agree the Board's order of disbarment is premature, we reverse that portion of the order and affirm the rest.

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