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Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. Patchel

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jan 23, 1995
653 A.2d 625 (Pa. 1995)

Summary

holding that a four year suspension was appropriate for conviction of two counts of homicide by vehicle and two counts of accident involving death or personal injury hit and run

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Opinion

Argued October 19, 1994.

Decided January 23, 1995.

Samuel C. Stretton, Philadelphia, for respondent.

Alan J. Davis, Philadelphia, for Office of Disc. Counsel.

Before NIX, C.J., and FLAHERTY, ZAPPALA, PAPADAKOS, CAPPY, CASTILLE and MONTEMURO, JJ.


ORDER


Rule to Show Cause entered by this Court on April 12, 1994, is discharged. It is ORDERED that respondent be and he is suspended from the Bar of this Commonwealth for a period of four years, effective as of the date hereof, and he shall comply with all the provisions of Rule 217, Pa.R.D.E. It is further ORDERED that respondent shall pay costs to the Disciplinary Board pursuant to Rule 208(g), Pa.R.D.E.

PAPADAKOS and CASTILLE, JJ., dissent and would enter an order disbarring respondent.

MONTEMURO, J., is sitting by designation.


Summaries of

Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. Patchel

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jan 23, 1995
653 A.2d 625 (Pa. 1995)

holding that a four year suspension was appropriate for conviction of two counts of homicide by vehicle and two counts of accident involving death or personal injury hit and run

Summary of this case from In re Discipline of Janklow
Case details for

Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. Patchel

Case Details

Full title:OFFICE OF DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL, Petitioner, v. Paul L. PATCHEL, Respondent

Court:Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Date published: Jan 23, 1995

Citations

653 A.2d 625 (Pa. 1995)
653 A.2d 625

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