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NOTICE OF REVOCATION
ROBERT A . GRIMES (P 14393), 1121 South Grand Traverse , F l in t ,MI 48503, by t h e Michigan Supreme Court amending t h e o r d e r of suspension en te red by t h e At torney D i s c i p l i n e Board.
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Revocation of l i c e n s e ; E f f e c t i v e January 3, 1983. Court Order)
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Respondent was i n d i c t e d f o r f i l i n g f a l s e and f r audu len t income t a x r e t u r n s f o r t h e yea r s 1971 and 1972. H e w a s convic ted a f t e r a j u r y t r i a l and sen tenced t o one year imprisonment and a $5,000 fine on each
of two counts , t h e s en tences t o run concur ren t ly . H i s p r i s o n term was reduced t o t h i r t y days w i t h an a d d i t i o n a l one yea r of probat ion . The Grievance Adminis t ra tor a l l e g e d s e p a r a t e and a d d i t i o n a l misconduct, to-wit: Respondent a l l e g e d l y an teda ted a promissory n o t e o r loan agreement and gave i t t o a c l i e n t a sk ing t h e c l i e n t t o t e l l t h e govern- ment agents t h a t s h e had r ece ived t h e promissory n o t e f o u r yea r s p r i o r t o t he time she a c t u a l l y r ece ived i t . The .panel found misconduct based
on Respondent 's conv ic t ion , h i s a n t e d a t i n g of t h e document and h i s counse l l i ng of t h e c l i e n t t o make f a l s e s t a t emen t s t o t h e government.
The hear ing pane l e n t e r e d a n o r d e r of suspens ion of 60 days. On re- view t h e D i s c i p l i n e Board ques t ioned t h e charge and t h e panel f i n d i n g s regard ing Respondent's counse l l i ng of t h e c l i e n t t o deceive the IRS and noted t h a t t h i s p a r t i c u l a r a l l e g a t i o n was n o t prosecuted by t h e government; however, t h e Board increased t h e suspension t o 120 days. On appea l , t h e Supreme Court , i n a ma jo r i t y op in ion , found "adequate support" i n t h e record t o conclude t h a t Respondent was g u i l t y of coun- s e l l i n g t h e c l i e n t t o submit f a l s e evidence; t h e Court otherwise a f - firmed t h e f i n d i n g s of t h e Board bu t i nc reased d i s c i p l i n e t o revoca- t i o n of l i c e n s e .
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D I WD~AV ID G , w m LEWIS, Secretary of the Attorzsy Discipline Board