Back Door Damage Draws Suspension

A Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court imposed a three-month suspension of an attorney for conduct described in this summary 

On December 11, 2012, the respondent…admitted to sufficient facts in Concord District Court to malicious destruction of property valued at less than $250. The case was continued without a finding until June 10, 2013. The respondent admitted that she kicked in the back door of the house belonging to a former boyfriend and took computers. The damage to the door amounted to less than $250. An admission to sufficient facts constitutes a conviction for the purpose of S.J.C. Rule 4:01, § 12.

(Mike Frisch)