Supreme Court of Puerto Rico
In re Lic. Franco T. Sánchez Ferreri, querellado
January 3, 1984115 P.R. Dec. 40
Summary
The Supreme Court of Puerto Rico disciplined attorney Franco T. Sánchez Ferreri, imposing an indefinite suspension from the practice of law. The court held that his appropriation and use of a vehicle seized in execution of his client’s judgment, without the client’s authorization, violated Canon 23 of the Puerto Rico Rules of Professional Conduct, which forbids a lawyer from acquiring any interest in a matter he is handling for a client.