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IN DISCIPLINARY DISTRICT V
OF THE
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
OF THE
SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE
IN RE: Karl Emmanuel Pulley, BPR NO. 012761 FILE NO. 1540730-5~PS
' Respondent, an attorney licensed
to practice law in Tennessee
(Davidson County)
PUBLIC CENSURB
The above complaint was ï¬led against Karl Emmanuel Pulley, #012761, an attorney
licensed to practice law in Tennessee, alleging certain acts of misconduct. Pursuant to Tenn. Sup.
Ct. R. 9, the Board of Professional Responsibility considered these matters at its meeting on June
8, 2018.
In representing a client in a criminal case, Mr. Pulley failed to request ajury instruction as
to the lesser offense of facilitation, which was fairly raised by the proof thereby waiving any
chance his client had of being convicted of a lesser charge. In response to a post-conviction
petition in which the Respondentâs client alleged that the Respondent rendered constitutionally
deï¬cient representation, the State, rather than attempting to defend the convictions, entered into
an agreed order vacating the convictions. The Respondentâs client was permitted to enter a plea
to a lesser charge for a shorter sentence.
By the aforementioned acts, Mr. Pulley has violated Rule of Professional Conduct 1.1
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