Driscoll, In the Matter of, 10845

Decision Date28 April 1976
Docket NumberNo. 10845,10845
Citation89 N.M. 541,555 P.2d 136
PartiesIn the Matter of Charles DRISCOLL, Attorney at Law.
CourtNew Mexico Supreme Court

Disciplinary Proceeding.

This matter coming on for consideration by the Court upon Recommendations and Submission of Record by the Disciplinary Board, and Charles Driscoll appearing in person before the Court; Mr. Chief Justice Oman, Mr. Justice McManus, Mr. Justice Stephenson, Mr. Justice Montoya and Mr. Justice Sosa sitting;

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the Recommendations of the Disciplinary Board be and the same are hearby adopted and approved by the Court; that Charles Driscoll be and he hereby is publicly censured by the Supreme Court by reason of his violation of Disciplinary Rule 1-102(A)(6), and engaging in conduct in violation of Disciplinary Rule 1-102(A)(6).

S/JOHN B. McMANUS, Jr., Acting Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

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  • In re Direct Criminal Contempt Maestas
    • United States
    • Court of Appeals of New Mexico
    • 22 de junho de 2022
    ...attorney, and the conduct meriting the contempt punishment was comparatively more egregious. State v. Driscoll , 1976-NMSC-059, ¶¶ 5-10, 89 N.M. 541, 555 P.2d 136. In Driscoll , an attorney disobeyed a court's order not to mention a witness affidavit during opening argument, and after being......
  • State v. Turner
    • United States
    • Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals
    • 23 de agosto de 1995
    ...682, 685, 601 N.E.2d 1380, 1383 (1992); State v. Gonzalez, 134 N.J.Super. 472, 341 A.2d 694, 697 (1975); see also State v. Driscoll, 89 N.M. 541, 555 P.2d 136, 141 (1976). In this regard, we find that Grant v. State, 213 Tenn. 440, 374 S.W.2d 391, 393 (1964) is both distinguishable and inst......
  • Concha v. Sanchez
    • United States
    • New Mexico Supreme Court
    • 19 de julho de 2011
    ...against double jeopardy after Petitioners already had been found in criminal contempt for the same behavior. State v. Driscoll, 89 N.M. 541, 546–47, 555 P.2d 136, 141–42 (1976) (holding that further contempt proceedings after a lawyer was summarily jailed for contempt in open court would co......
  • State v. Day
    • United States
    • Court of Appeals of New Mexico
    • 7 de fevereiro de 1978
    ...That is not the basis for reviewing the evidence; we review the evidence in the light most favorable to the verdict. State v. Driscoll, 89 N.M. 541, 555 P.2d 136 (1976); State v. Gonzales, 82 N.M. 388, 482 P.2d 252 Defendant refers us to various portions of the prosecutor's closing argument......
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