NOTICE OF REPRIMAND Case No. 92-261-GA John J. Cantarella, P35614, Pontiac, Michigan, by Attorney Discipline Board Tri-County Hearing Panel #74.
1) Reprimand; 2) Effective June 2, 1993. Respondent was appointed to pursue post-conviction relief on behalf of a defendant. The hearing panel found that respondent failed to visit his client in prison to discuss potential post- conviction relief; failed to inform his client of the Motion to Affirm Conviction filed by the prosecutor; failed to notify his client of the order of the Court of Appeals granting the prosecutor's Motion to Affirm Conviction, and failed to provide his client with a copy of the order; and failed to advise his client of further appellate relief available to him.
Respondent's conduct was found to be in violation of MCR 9.104 (1-4); the Michigan Rules of Professional Conduct, 1.1(c); 1.4; 8.4(a,c); Canons 1, 6 and 7 of the then-applicable Code of Professional Responsibility, DR 1-102(A)(1,5,6); DR 6-101(A)(1-3); DR 7-101(A)(1-3); and the Minimum Standards for Indigent Criminal Appellate Defense Services, Supreme Court Administrative Order 1981-7(17)(18). Costs were assessed in the amount of $262.67.