In re Reynolds

Robert Leigh Reynolds, admitted to practice in 1967, was convicted on his guilty plea of one count of grand theft by embezzlement. (Pen. Code, § 487, subd. 1.) He was granted probation. Since the offense involved moral turpitude, we referred the matter to the State Bar for a hearing, report, and recommendation on the question of discipline. The disciplinary board, after considering the facts and circumstances of Reynolds’ conviction recommended that he be suspended from the practice of law for five years but that execution of the order be stayed and he be placed on probation for five years on conditions including that he be actually suspended for one year and until he makes restitution of at least $1,000, the periods of probation and actual suspension to date from the effective date of our order.

This court, after reviewing the entire record and considering the facts and circumstances, has concluded the disciplinary board’s recommendation should be adopted, except that condition 2 is modified to read “He shall pass a professional responsibility examination within the period of his actual suspension.” Evidence that some of the conditions of *931 probation have already…