BOARD ,MEMBERS JOHN L . COTE. CHAIRPERSON LEO A. FARHAT MSGR. CLEMENT H. KERN DAVID BAKER LEWIS. SECRETARY FRANK J . MCDEVITT. D . 0 . WILLIAM G . REAMON LYNN H . SHECTER. VICE-CHAIRPERSON
STATE O F M I C H I G A N
JOHN F. X.DWAIHY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & GENERAL C O U N S E L
SUITE 1 2 6 0 333 W.FORT STREET DETROIT. MICHIGAN 48226 T E L E P H O N E : ( ~ I ~9)6 3-5553
NOTICE OF REVOCATION OF LICENSE F i l e No. DP-129/81 Rela ted : 1408/81; 499/81
EDWARD C. DUCKWORTH (P 12985) , P. 0. Box 492, Bald- win, M I 49304, by At torney D i s c i p l i n e Board Wayne C i r c u i t Hearing Pane l " K " , pu r suan t t o Respondent 's s t i p u l a t i o n f o r r evoca t ion o f h i s l i c e n s e under t h e p r o v i s i o n s of GCR 1963, 964.13.
(1) Revocation of l i c e n s e ; ( 2 ) E f f e c t i v e November 30, 1981. The Formal Complaint charged t h a t Respondent, wh i l e ho ld ing t h e o f f i c e of p rosecu t ing a t t o r n e y f o r Lake County, Michigan, r eques t ed funds from t h e County of Lake t o be used
f o r a s p e c i a l i n v e s t i g a t i o n of an a l l e g e d undercover drug op- e r a t i o n ; t h a t Respondent r ece ived from t h e county t h e sum o f $4,000.00 f o r s a i d purpose; t h a t t h e funds were never used by Respondent f o r any s p e c i a l i n v e s t i g a t i o n i n h i s c a p a c i t y a s
p r o s e c u t o r ; t h a t du r ing h i s term of o f f i c e as p rosecu t ing a t - t o rney t h e funds w e r e never r e t u r n e d t o t h e county o r t o Respon-
d e n t ' s succes so r i n o f f i c e ; t h a t s a i d funds w e r e knowingly conver ted by Respondent and un lawful ly app rop r i a t ed by him t o h i s own use and b e n e f i t i n v i o l a t i o n of GCR 953 (1)- (5) and Canons 1 and 9 of t h e Code of P r o f e s s i o n a l R e s p o n s i b i l i t y , to-wit : DR 1-102(a) (1)( 3 ) - ( 6 ) and DR 9-102(b) ( 4 ) .
A second count charged t h a t Respondent d r a f t e d , ex- ecu ted and d e l i v e r e d a warranty deed ho ld ing himself o u t a s
t h e pe r sona l r e p r e s e n t a t i v e of a c e r t a i n e s t a t e a l though Res- pondent w a s n o t a u t h o r i z e d t o a c t i n s a i d c a p a c i t y and d i d u t t e r and p u b l i s h as t r u e t h e a f o r e s a i d warranty deed knowing the same t o be f a l s e ; t h a t Respondent r ece ived $1,800.00 i n s a i d r e a l p r o p e r t y t r a n s a c t i o n and conver ted t h e s a i d monies of t h e e s t a t e t o h i s own use and b e n e f i t i n v i o l a t i o n of MCLA 750.248 and 750.249 and Canons 1, 7 and 9 of t h e Code of Pro-
f e s s i o n a l R e s p o n s i b i l i t y .
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Under General Court Rule 964.13, a d i s c i p l i n a r y Respondent may p l ead no lo contendere t o t h e charges i n a d i s c i p l i n a r y complaint a l lowing a hea r ing pane l t o e n t e r an o r d e r s t r i k i n g s a i d lawyer ' s name from t h e o f f i c i a l r o l l of a t t o r n e y s and a l l owing t h e pane l t o e n t e r an o r d e r of r evoca t ion o f l i c e n s e , t h e r i g h t t o a hea r ing having been waived.
F. X. DWAIHY, E x e c u t i G D i r e c t o r & General Counsel
DEC
4 1981
DAVID BAKER LEWIS, Secretary of the Attorney Discipline Board