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MORAL TURPITUDE

See How to Use This Index, supra, p. i 343 2013 (updated entries through 12/31/2012) 

In the Matter of Duxbury (Review Dept. 1999) 4 Cal.State Bar Ct. Rptr. 61-driving under influence of alcohol, conviction for

In re Kelley (1990) 52 Cal.3d 487 [801 P.2d 1126]In re Carr (1988) 46 Cal.3d 1089In the Matter of Respondent I (Review Dept. 1993) 2Cal. State Bar Ct. Rptr. 260In the Matter of Anderson (Review Dept. 1992) 2 Cal.State Bar Ct. Rptr. 208In the Matter of Carr (Review Dept. 1992) 2 Cal. State

Bar Ct. Rptr. 108In the Matter of Anderson (Review Dept. 1990) 1 Cal.State Bar Ct. Rptr. 39

dismissal or acquittal of criminal charges does not bardisciplinary proceedings covering the same facts

In the Matter of Jenkins (Review Dept. 2000) 4 Cal. StateBar Ct. Rptr. 157

for failure to pay federal marijuana transfer taxIn re Higbie (1972) 6 Cal.3d 562, 572-573 [99 Cal.Rptr.865]

need not be in CaliforniaPeople v. Davis (1985) 166 Cal.App.3d 760, 764 fn.2[212 Cal.Rptr. 673]

Courtduty not to mislead

In the Matter of Reiss (Review Dept. 2012) 5 Cal. State

Bar Ct. Rptr. 206In the Matter of Chestnut (Review Dept. 2000) 4 Cal.State Bar Ct. Rptr. 166In the Matter of Maloney and Virsik (Review Dept. 2005)4 Cal. State Bar Ct. Rptr. 774

Credit card abuseIn the Matter of Petilla (Review Dept. 2001) 4 Cal. State BarCt. Rptr. 231

Criminal proceedingsBest v. State Bar (1962) 57 Cal.2d 633, 638 [21 Cal.Rptr.589, 371 P.2d 325]

Deceit to State BarBorré v. State Bar (1991) 52 Cal.3d 1047Chang v. State Bar (1989) 49 Cal.3d 114Warner v. State Bar (1983) 34 Cal.3d 36 [192 Cal.Rptr. 244,664 P.2d 148]In the Matter of Fahy (Review Dept. 2009) 5 Cal. State Bar

Ct. Rptr. 141In the Matter of Mitchell (Review Dept. 1991) 1 Cal. StateBar Ct. Rptr. 332

Deception, acts ofBusiness and Professions Code section 6106Stanley v. State Bar (1990) 50 Cal.3d 555 [788 P.2d 697]In re Aquino (1989) 49 Cal.3d 1122Silva-Vidor v. State Bar (1989) 49 Cal.3d 1071Slavkin v. State Bar (1989) 49 Cal.3d 894 [264 Cal.Rptr. 131]Baker v. State Bar (1989) 49 Cal.3d 804Chang v. State Bar (1989) 49 Cal.3d 114Chadwick v. State Bar (1989) 49 Cal.3d 103 [260 Cal.Rptr.538]Segal v. State Bar (1988) 44 Cal.3d 1077 [245 Cal.Rptr. 404]Rossman v. State Bar (1985) 39 Cal.3d 539 [216 Cal.Rptr.919, 703 P.2d 390]Segretti v. State Bar (1976) 15 Cal.3d 878, 888 [126Cal.Rptr. 793]In re Gruanu (2008) 169 Cal.App.4th 997 [86 Cal.Rptr.3d908]In the Matter of Reiss (Review Dept. 2012) 5 Cal. State BarCt. Rptr. 206In the Matter of Fahy (Review Dept. 2009) 5 Cal. State BarCt. Rptr. 141In the Matter of Conner (Review Dept. 2008) 5 Cal. State BarCt. Rptr. 93In the Matter of Valinoti (Review Dept. 2002) 4 Cal. State BarCt. Rptr. 498In the Matter of Peavey (Review Dept. 2002) 4 Cal. State BarCt. Rptr. 483

In the Matter of Kittrell (Review Dept. 2000) 4 Cal. State BarCt. Rptr. 195In the Matter of Lais (Review Dept. 2000) 4 Cal. State BarCt. Rptr. 112In the Matter of Moriarty (Review Dept. 1999) 4 Cal. StateBar Ct. Rptr. 9In the Matter of Lilly (Review Dept. 1992) 2 Cal. State Bar Ct.Rptr. 185In the Matter of Hertz (Review Dept. 1991) 1 Cal. State BarCt. Rptr. 456

Foote v. State Bar (1951) 37 Cal.2d 127, 129 [230 P.2d 617] Allen v. State Bar (1951) 36 Cal.2d 683, 685-686Hallinan v. State Bar (1948) 33 Cal.2d 246CAL 1982-68, SD 2011-2concealed payments to non-attorney

In the Matter of Tamir Oheb (Review Dept. 2006) 4 Cal.State Bar Ct. Rptr. 920

intentional deception in over-zealous efforts to effect a legalstrategy

In the Matter of Maloney and Virsik (Review Dept. 2005)4 Cal. State Bar Ct. Rptr. 774

no distinction among concealment, half-truth, and falsestatement of facts

In the Matter of Chestnut (Review Dept. 2000) 4 Cal.State Bar Ct. Rptr. 166

signing under penalty of perjury pleadings containing

omissions and outright misstatements of fact and lawIn the Matter of Maloney and Virsik (Review Dept. 2005)4 Cal. State Bar Ct. Rptr. 774

DefamationHogan v. State Bar (1951) 36 Cal.2d 807, 808

Defenses, good faithCall v. State Bar (1955) 45 Cal.2d 104, 110-111 [287 P.2d761]

DefinedChadwick v. State Bar (1989) 49 Cal.3d 103 [260 Cal.Rptr.538]In re Lesansky (2001) 25 Cal.4th 11 [104 Cal.Rptr.2d 409, 17P.3d 764]In re Mostman (1989) 47 Cal.3d 725 [254 Cal.Rptr. 286]Gendron v. State Bar (1983) 35 Cal.3d 409Kitsis v. State Bar (1979) 23 Cal.3d 857, 865-866 [153Cal.Rptr. 836, 592 P.2d 323]

In re Cadwell (1975) 15 Cal.3d 762, 771, fn. 4 [125 Cal.Rptr.889, 543 P.2d 257]In re Fahey (1973) 8 Cal.3d 842, 849 [106 Cal.Rptr. 313, 505P.2d 1369]In re Higbie (1972) 6 Cal.3d 562 [99 Cal.Rptr. 865]Marlowe v. State Bar (1965) 63 Cal.2d 304, 308 [46 Cal.Rptr.326, 405 P.2d 150]Noland v. State Bar (1965) 63 Cal.2d 298, 302 [46 Cal.Rptr.305, 405 P.2d 129]

 Arden v. State Bar (1959) 52 Cal.2d 310, 321 [341 P.2d 6]Call v. State Bar (1955) 45 Cal.2d 104, 109-110 [287 P.2d761]Jacobs v. State Bar (1933) 219 Cal. 59, 64 [25 P.2d 401]In the Matter of Pasyanos (Review Dept. 2005) 4 Cal. StateBar Ct. Rptr. 746In the Matter of Gillis (Review Dept. 2002) 4 Cal. State BarCt. Rptr. 387In the Matter of Priamos (Review Dept. 1998) 3 Cal. StateBar Ct. Rptr. 824In the Matter of Myrdall (Review Dept. 1995) 3 Cal. State BarCt. Rptr. 363In the Matter of Anderson (Review Dept. 1992) 2 Cal. StateBar Ct. Rptr. 208In the Matter of Frascinella (Review Dept. 1991) 1 Cal. StateBar Ct. Rptr. 543Henry H. v. Board of Pension Comrs. (1983) 149 Cal.App.3d965, 976In re Kling (1919) 44 Cal.App. 267 [186 P. 152]In the Matter of Rech (Review Dept. 1995) 3 Cal. State BarCt. Rptr. 310

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