A state appeals panel has refused to admit to the practice of law a man who was involved in a burglary during which an elderly woman was murdered, ruling that although he turned his life around after getting out of prison in 1985, he has failed to take responsibility for his crimes.
The 3-2 Appellate Division, First Department, panel ruled Thursday in Matter of Anonymous, M-1559, that while the unnamed applicant’s crime did not necessarily preclude his admission to the bar by itself, he did not “adequately address his criminal past.” Justices Peter Tom (See Profile), David Friedman (See Profile) and John Sweeny (See Profile) joined the unsigned majority opinion.
