Criminal Assault Sanction Imposed

A six-month suspension with credit for time served on an interim suspension was imposed by the South Carolina Supreme Court as discipline for an attorney’s assault and battery conviction.

As part of his probation, an evaluation for substance abuse, anger, and sexual deviance was performed. After testing, the evaluator did not classify respondent with a substance abuse diagnosis and determined respondent did not need to participate in a substance abuse class or alcohol counseling. Regarding respondent’s risk for sexual offense, the evaluator determined respondent has low risk indicators, suggesting respondent would not knowingly violate his own or another person’s boundaries.

The parties had agreed to this disposition.

Carolina Live reported the arrest. The attorney had been a public defender. (Mike Frisch)