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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

In Re Washington, 489 A.2d 452 (1985)

Citation
In Re Washington, 489 A.2d 452 (1985)
Parent Document
In Re Washington, 489 A.2d 452 (1985)
Jurisdiction
DC (municipal)
Effective Date
1985-02-28

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Second, Respondent argued to the Hearing Committee that he was being singled out for prosecution by Bar Counsel. He asserted that no other Respondent had been, or would be, charged with a disciplinary violation for the acts he committed. With great respect to the learned Hearing Committee, the report filed by the Hearing Committee slightly misstates the test for proving discriminatory prosecution. The question is not whether Bar Counsel has charged other attorneys who have committed similar acts. The question is whether Respondent has laid in the record a factual basis, as set forth in Yick Wo v. Hopkins,