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An attorney or counsellor who is guilty of any deceit, malpractice, felony or misdemeanor, in connection with the practice of his profession or who is guilty of any crime involving moral turpitude, may be suspended or removed from office by the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico. Any person being an attorney or counsellor-at-law, who shall be convicted of a felony committed in connection with the practice of his profession or involving moral turpitude shall, upon such conviction, cease to be an attorney and counsellor-at-law, or to be competent to practice law as such. Upon the presentation to the Supreme Court of a certified copy of the judgment of such conviction, the name of the person so convicted shall, by order of the court, be stricken from the Roll of Attorneys. Upon a reversal of such conviction, or pardon by the President of the United States or by the Governor of Puerto Rico, the Supreme Court shall have power to vacate or modify such order of debarment. History —Mar. 11, 1909, p. 96, § 9.