One Former DA In Jail, Another Is Permanently Disbarred

Photo of John Paschall from from Brazos County's Judicial Records Search at: http://justiceweb.co.brazos.tx.us
Photo of John Paschall from from Brazos County’s Judicial Records Search at: http://justiceweb.co.brazos.tx.us
A former prosecutor is in the Brazos County jail. John Paschall, who served more than 20 years as district attorney in Robertson County before he was defeated in the 2012 election, was booked Monday after 9 p.m. A 30 day sentence is part of a deal Paschall made last month for pleading guilty to misapplication of fiduciary property. He was the executor of a $300,000 thousand dollar estate of a Calvert woman who died in 2004. Paschall must give up his law license and repay nearly $187,000 dollars. In return, he received ten years probation as part of a suspended five year prison term.

 

 

 

Screen shot from the http://charlessebesta.net/ website.
Screen shot from the http://charlessebesta.net/ website.
The state bar of Texas has upheld its decision to take away the law license of a former Burleson County district attorney. Charles Sebesta Jr. was disbarred for prosecuting a man who was wrongfully sent to death row for 12 years for the murders of six people in Somerville in 1992. Last June, the state bar ruled in part Sebesta failed to provide evidence favorable to Anthony Graves, the prosecutor presented false testimony to the jury, and he made a false statement to the trial judge. The Dallas Morning News reported Sebesta’s lawyers argued he should not be disbarred because he was cleared in 2007 and the agency could not change its mind after Graves filed his complaint two years ago. Sebesta served 25 years as Burleson County DA, through December 2000.

Click HERE to read the state bar of Texas original opinion issued in June 2015.

Click HERE to be directed to Sebesta’s website.

Click HERE to read the state bar of Texas original opinion issued in June 2015.

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