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02/22/2008 "See News Release 013 for any Concurrences and/or Dissents."

SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA
NO. 08-B-0179 IN RE: MELISSA H. TALLON ATTORNEY DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS

JOHNSON, J. would reject the Consent Discipline and assigns reasons. Respondent entered a plea of no contest to Driving While Intoxicated (2nd offense). The court sentenced defendant to six (6) months in the Parish Jail, but deferred imposition of the sentence, and placed her on two (2) years supervised probation. The State opted to nolle prosequi three (3) additional charges. Respondent has violated Rule 8.4(b) of the Rules of Professional Conduct (committed a criminal act that reflects adversely on the lawyer's honesty, trustworthiness or fitness as a lawyer), and I would reject the consent discipline (suspension for 1 year and 1 day, fully deferred) and impose an actual period of suspension.



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