Miss. Bar v. Robinson
| Docket Number: | 2005-BD-00545-SCT Linked Case(s): 2005-BD-00545-SCT |
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| Supreme Court: | Opinion Link Opinion Date: 08-04-2005 Opinion Author: Graves, J. Holding: David L. Robinson is hereby disbarred from the practice of law in the State of Mississippi and his name shall be immediately removed from the rolls of The Mississippi Bar. |
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| Additional Case Information: |
Topic: Bar discipline - Disbarment - Miss.R.Disc. 6 Judge(s) Concurring: Smith, C.J., Waller and Cobb, P.JJ., Carlson, Dickinson and Randolph, JJ. Non Participating Judge(s): Diaz and Easley, JJ. |
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| Note: | The Mississippi Bar's Motion for Immediate Suspension is dismissed as moot. David L. Robinson is hereby disbarred from the practice of law in the State of Mississippi and his name shall be immediately removed from the rolls of The Mississippi Bar. | |
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| Appellant: | The Mississippi Bar |
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| Appellee: | David L. Robinson |
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| Topic: | Bar discipline - Disbarment - Miss.R.Disc. 6 |
| Summary of the Facts: | The Mississippi Bar has filed a formal complaint seeking discipline against attorney David L. Robinson under the provisions of Rule 6 of the Rules of Discipline for the Mississippi State Bar. Robinson entered a guilty plea to one count of possession of child pornography in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2252A(a)(5)(B) and 2256(8) before the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi and was convicted and sentenced to probation for a term of five years. |
| Summary of Opinion Analysis: | Filed with the Bar’s formal complaint are certified copies of the judgment of conviction, which under Rule 6(a) constitute conclusive evidence of Robinson’s guilt. The period allowed for appeal from Robinson’s conviction has expired. Pursuant to Rules 6 and 11 of the Mississippi Rules of Discipline, Robinson is disbarred from the practice of law in the State of Mississippi. |
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