State ex rel. State Board of Examiners of Certified Shorthand Reporters v. Hamm

Summary

The Supreme Court of Oklahoma reviewed disciplinary proceedings against a certified shorthand reporter who had been convicted of multiple felonies. The court adopted the State Board of Examiners' recommendation and revoked the respondent's shorthand reporter license.

Holdings

1. Under Rule 5(B), certified copies of the charges and judgments and sentences of felony convictions constitute the charge, are conclusive evidence of commission of the crimes upon which the judgments are based, and suffice as the basis for discipline; the formal proceeding is then limited to the nature of the discipline.
2. Hamm's felony convictions demonstrated unfitness to hold a certified shorthand reporter's certificate, and the Supreme Court revoked her license.

Questions Presented

1. Whether certified copies of felony judgments and sentences conclusively established the convictions and constituted a sufficient basis for discipline under the governing disciplinary rules.
2. Whether Hamm's certified shorthand reporter license should be revoked based on her felony convictions.

Disposition

other