California Supreme Court
Feb. 24, 2012
High court to decide whether lawyers can be disbarred for child porn possession
By Laura Ernde
Daily Journal Staff Writer
The state Supreme Court Wednesday agreed to decide whether a lawyer's possession of child pornography is a crime of moral turpitude that warrants automatic disbarment.
The State Bar Court's review department said it depends on the circumstances. Surfing the Internet for child porn would constitute moral turpitude while mere possession from an unsolicited source would not. The review department recommended a three-year suspensi...
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