BOARD MEMBERS FREDERICK G. BUESSER, JR . J O H N L. COT^, CHAIRPERSON
MSGR. CLEMENT H. KERN DAVID BAKER LEWIS. SECRETARY FRANK J. MCDEVITT, D. 0. WILLIAM G. REAMON LYNN H. SHECTER, VICE-CHAIRPERSON
STATE O F MICHIGAN
J O H N F. X. DWAIHY Executive Director
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TELEPHONE: (3131 963-5553
This i s t o inform t h e Cour t s of t h e S t a t e of Michigan of t h e fo l lowing Order of D i s c i p l i n e :
NOTICE OF REVOCATION O F LICENSE F i l e No. DP-120/80 Rela ted No. 36426 ROBERT A. McWHORTER, (P17563), 5166 Beech S t . , Kalamazoo, M I 49007, by At torney D i s c i p l i n e Board Calhoun C i r c u i t Hearing Panel .
(1) Revocation of License; ( 2 ) E f f e c t i v e February 24, 1981. The Formal Complaint charged t h a t Respondent was conv ic t ed a f t e r a t r i a l by jury i n t h e Kalamazoo County C i r c u i t Court of k idnapping, i n v i o l a t i o n of MCLA 750.349, a f e lony punishable by imprisonment f o r l i f e o r any t e r m of y e a r s , and i n f u r t h e r v i o l a t i o n of Canon 1 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 , DR 1-102, and GCR 953. A second count charged t h a t Respondent was convic ted a f t e r a
t r i a l by jury i n t h e Kalamazoo County C i r c u i t Court o f consp i racy t o f o r c i b l y s e i z e and kidnap a n o t h e r , w i t h i n t e n t
t o e x t o r t money, i n v i o l a t i o n of MCLA 750.157 ( a ) , a f e lony punishable by imprisonment f o r l i f e o r any t e r m o r y e a r s , i n f u r t h e r v i o l a t i o n of Canon 1, DR 1 -102 and GCR 953.
I n response t o t h e Grievance A d m i n i s t r a t o r ' s P e t i t i o n f o r I n t e r i m Suspension, t h e At torney D i s c i p l i n e Board e n t e r e d an Order of I n t e r i m Suspension on September
1 2 , 1980, suspending Respondent ' s l i c e n s e u n t i l complet ion of Hearing Panel p roceedings . The Hearing Pane l , based upon p roo f s e n t e r e d i n suppor t of t h e Complaint, and t h e d e f a u l t of t h e Respondent, and having noted t h a t no m i t i g a t i n g e v i - dence was submi t ted , found t h e a l l e g a t i o n s i n t h e Complaint t o be t r u e , and e n t e r e d an Order of Revocation a s s e s s i n g c o s t s
i n t h e amount of $121.55. The Pane l no ted a p r i o r suspens ion of 120 days , e f f e c t i v e November, 1979. The Respondent has f i l e d no P e t i t i o n f o r Review w i t h t h e At torney D i s c i p l i n e Board.
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