Miss. Bar v. Brackeen
| Docket Number: | 2003-BD-01523-SCT | |
| Supreme Court: | Opinion Link Opinion Date: 02-05-2004 Opinion Author: Easley, J. Holding: Disbarred |
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| Additional Case Information: |
Topic: Attorney discipline - Disbarment - Miss. R. Disc. 6 Judge(s) Concurring: Pittman, C.J., Smith and Waller, P.JJ., Cobb, Carlson, Graves and Dickinson, JJ. Non Participating Judge(s): Diaz, J. |
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| Appellant: | The Mississippi Bar |
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| Appellee: | Morgan Denver Brackeen |
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| Topic: | Attorney discipline - Disbarment - Miss. R. Disc. 6 |
| Summary of the Facts: | The Mississippi Bar has filed a complaint seeking disbarment of attorney Morgan Denver Brackeen under the provisions of Rule 6 of the Rules of Discipline for The Mississippi Bar. |
| Summary of Opinion Analysis: | Brackeen entered a plea of guilty to a felony charge of possession of methamphetamine (1.74 grams) in violation of section 41-29-139 and was sentenced to three years, with three years suspended. Included with the complaint are certified copies of Brackeen's petition to enter a plea of guilty and the sentencing order which constitute conclusive evidence of his conviction. The crime to which Brackeen pled guilty and of which he was convicted and sentenced is among those contemplated by Rule 6 of the Rules of Discipline and requires his disbarment. |
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