Miss. Bar v. Stewart
| Docket Number: | 2004-BD-00755-SCT | |
| Supreme Court: | Opinion Link Opinion Date: 09-02-2004 Opinion Author: Waller, P.J. |
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Topic: Bar discipline - Conspiracy to commit extortion under color of official right - Miss.R.Disc. 6 - Automatic disbarment Judge(s) Concurring: Smith, C.J., Cobb, P.J., Easley, Carlson, Graves, Dickinson and Randolph, JJ. Non Participating Judge(s): Diaz, J. |
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| Appellant: | The Mississippi Bar |
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| Appellee: | Joe Gregory Stewart |
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| Topic: | Bar discipline - Conspiracy to commit extortion under color of official right - Miss.R.Disc. 6 - Automatic disbarment |
| Summary of the Facts: | The Mississippi Bar seeks disciplinary action against attorney Joe Gregory Stewart, based on his plea of guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit extortion under color of official right in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371. The Bar has attached a certified copy of the judgment in the federal criminal case against Stewart. |
| Summary of Opinion Analysis: | The crime of conspiracy to commit extortion under color of official right in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371 is the type of crime contemplated by Rule 6 of the Rules of Discipline, which warrants the imposition of disbarment. The guilty plea constitutes conclusive evidence of Stewart's guilt. |
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