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SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA

NO. 97-B-0835
IN RE: SAMUEL A. SHEALY
DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS

PER CURIAM*

This disciplinary proceeding arises from one count of
formal charges filed by the Office of Disciplinary Counsel ("ODC")
against respondent, Samuel A. Shealy, an attorney licensed to
practice law in the State of Louisiana. The charges alleged that
respondent had been convicted of a criminal offense which
constituted serious criminal conduct in violation of Rule 8.4(b) of
the Rules of Professional Conduct.

The underlying facts indicate that on September 29, 1994,
respondent pleaded guilty in the United States District Court for
the Western District of Louisiana to one count of willful failure
to file an income tax return for the year 1988 in violation of 26

U.S.C.

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