San Jose, CA 95106-0879
11 October 2007 | Disbarred (17 years, 8 months ago) Disbarment 06-C-13800 |
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5 October 2006 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (18 years, 8 months ago) Interim suspension after conviction 06-C-13800 |
30 August 2006 | Conviction record transmitted to State Bar Court 06-C-13800 (18 years, 9 months ago) |
2 September 2005 | Not eligible to practice law in CA (19 years, 9 months ago) |
5 June 1997 | Admitted to the State Bar of California (28 years ago) |
October 11, 2007 MARIO A. BAUTISTA [#188173], 50, of San Jose was summarily disbarred Oct. 11, 2007, and was ordered to comply with rule 9.20. Bautista did not appear for sentencing after he was convicted in 2005 of five felonies. The failure to appear is a felony that includes as an essential element the intent to “evade the process of court,†resulting in an obstruction of justice. The State Bar Court concluded that the offense is both a felony and it involves moral turpitude and therefore meets the criteria for summary disbarment.Bautista was convicted of five crimes including sexual penetration of a person under the age of 16 and attempting to dissuade a witness from reporting a crime. Those convictions are on appeal.When he failed to appear for sentencing, a bench warrant was issued.Bautista was placed on interim suspension in 2005 and 2006. He also was suspended indefinitely from practice before the federal Board of Immigration Appeals.October 5, 2006 MARIO ANTONIO BAUTISTA [#188173], 49, of San Jose was placed on interim suspension Oct. 5, 2006, after a conviction for failing to appear while released on bail. He was ordered to comply with rule 955. September 2, 2005 MARIO ANTONIO BAUTISTA [#188173], 48, of San Jose was placed on interim suspension Sept. 2, 2005, following convictions of statutory rape, committing a lewd act with a child under 14 and intimidating a witness. He was ordered to comply with rule 955. |