An investigation revealed that 33 defendants sentenced to death had been represented by attorneys who had been disbarred or suspended. |
After investigations into at least 20 complaints against him by his law clients, Burgess was disbarred and convicted of attempted grand larceny. |
Once a wealthy lawyer, he is now disbarred, broke and recently evicted from the hotel he has been living in since leaving the family. |
Ten days later the lawyer was committed to a state mental institution for substance abuse and was eventually disbarred. |
And prosecutors who engage in such behavior usually end up being disbarred. |
Untruthful police and expert witnesses should be charged and lawyers disbarred or otherwise disciplined. |