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Former city attorney loses his law license

February 15th, 2010

The Louisiana Supreme Court on Friday permanently disbarred a former New Orleans assistant city attorney for offering to fix traffic tickets for cash in 2001.

Darryl Jackson, 48, was convicted of malfeasance in office in 2006 for accepting $500 to dismiss a drunken driving case. Judge Arthur Hunter, who found Jackson guilty as charged, later sentenced him to 18 months on probation and a $1,000 fine.

Jackson offered to represent a man charged with drunken driving for $500 and then dismissed the case, Hunter concluded. Jackson never told the man’s mother that he was a prosecutor and not a defense attorney for-hire.

The client’s Breathalyzer test registered a blood alcohol content of .119, well over the legal limit for intoxication.

The charge against Jackson arose from a special grand jury, convened by former District Attorney Eddie Jordan in 2003, that snagged 11 people accused of public corruption in New Orleans.

Jackson had the felony conviction expunged last year, but the Office of Disciplinary Counsel had already filed misconduct charges against him in 2007. The state disciplinary board asked the state Supreme Court to permanently strip Jackson of his law license.

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