IN RE DORTCH

No. 01-BG-1385.

860 A.2d 346 (2004)

In re John C. DORTCH, Applicant, An Applicant for Admission to the Bar of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided October 21, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel A. Katz, Washington, DC, for the applicant.

Alan H. Kent, Washington, DC, for the Committee on Admissions.

Before SCHWELB, GLICKMAN and WASHINGTON, Associate Judges.


GLICKMAN, Associate Judge:

John C. Dortch has applied for admission to the Bar of this Court. Dortch's application is unusual, and problematic, because of his criminal record: he was convicted in 1975 of second-degree murder, attempted armed robbery, and conspiracy. In view of these convictions, for which Dortch served fifteen years in prison and is now on parole, the Committee on Admissions commenced an investigation and held a formal hearing on Dortch's application...

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