Supreme Court of Puerto Rico

In re Víctor Gómez Morales, querellado

June 23, 1989124 P.R. Dec. 383

Summary

The Supreme Court of Puerto Rico addressed the Attorney General’s petition to disbar attorney‑notary Víctor Gómez Morales after his conviction for a controlled‑substance possession offense. The Court held that possession alone does not meet the statutory definition of moral depravity required for automatic disbarment, but imposed a temporary suspension and ordered a competency hearing under Rule 13.1 of the Supreme Court Rules. The decision distinguishes the case from In re Santiago Casanova, which involved drug distribution.