Miss. Bar v. Smith-Miller
| Docket Number: | 2006-BD-02028-SCT | |
| Supreme Court: | Opinion Link Opinion Date: 03-22-2007 Opinion Author: Carlson, J. Holding: Judith Kristie Smith-Miller is hereby disbarred from the practice of law in the State of Mississippi. This order shall constitute notice of disbarment in this cause. |
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| Additional Case Information: |
Topic: Bar discipline - Disbarment - Miss.R.Disc. 6 - Miss.R.Disc. 10.5 Judge(s) Concurring: Smith, C.J., Waller and Cobb, P.JJ., Diaz, Easley, Graves, Dickinson and Randolph, JJ. |
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| Note: | On the Court's own motion, Judith Kristie Smith-Miller is disbarred from the practice of law in the State of Mississippi. | |
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| Appellant: | The Mississippi Bar |
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| Appellee: | Judith Kristie Smith-Miller |
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| Topic: | Bar discipline - Disbarment - Miss.R.Disc. 6 - Miss.R.Disc. 10.5 |
| Summary of the Facts: | The Mississippi Bar has filed a Formal Complaint pursuant to Rule 6 of the Rules of Discipline for the Mississippi State Bar, seeking disbarment of attorney Judith Kristie Smith-Miller, who pled guilty to the crime of accessory after the fact in violation of section 97-1-5. |
| Summary of Opinion Analysis: | MRD 6(a) states in pertinent part that whenever any attorney enters a plea of guilty to any felony (other than manslaughter), the judgment of conviction shall be conclusive evidence of the attorney’s guilt. MRD 6(a) likewise states that the Supreme Court shall then forthwith strike the name of the attorney and order his immediate suspension from the practice of law. There is unquestionably conclusive evidence of Smith-Miller’s guilt as required by MRD 6(a). Because Smith-Miller filed her Notice of Irrevocable Resignation in compliance with MRD 10.5, she is disbarred. |
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