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ATTORNEY FOR THE RESPONDENT Kevin P. McGoff Indianapolis, Indiana

ATTORNEYS FOR THE INDIANA SUPREME COURT DISCIPLINARY COMMISSION G. Michael Witte, Executive Secretary David B. Hughes, Staff Attorney Indianapolis, Indiana

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Indiana Supreme Court
_________________________________ No. 49S00-0910-DI-425 IN THE MATTER OF: CARL J. BRIZZI, Respondent. _________________________________ Attorney Discipline Action Hearing Officer Charles D. O'Connor _________________________________

In the

FILED
of the supreme court, court of appeals and tax court

Mar 12 2012, 3:51 pm

CLERK

March 12, 2012 Per Curiam.

We find that Respondent, Carl J. Brizzi, engaged in attorney misconduct by making public statements as a prosecutor that had a substantial likelihood of materially prejudicing adjudicative proceedings and a substantial likelihood of heightening public condemnation of the criminal defendants. For this misconduct, we find that Respondent should receive a public reprimand.

This matter is before the Court on the report of the hearing officer appointed by this Court to hear evidence on the Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission's "Verified Complaint for Disciplinary Action," and on the post-hearing briefing by the parties.

Respondent's 1994 admission to this state's bar subjects him to this Court's disciplinary jurisdiction. See IND. CONST. art. 7,

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