http://www.fox4kc.com/news/sns-ap-ks--attorneycensured,0,6029486.story
By Associated Press
6:36 PM CDT, October 10, 2009
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Supreme Court has censured a Topeka public defender who was convicted of altering a proof of insurance card to falsely show he had motor vehicle liability coverage.
Wendell Betts also was ordered Friday to undergo an evaluation for depression. He must then follow doctor's orders and provide quarterly proof for the next two years.
Betts said during the criminal case that his wife had been pestering him to obtain insurance for one of their cars. Friday's court filing said that Betts' "purpose in altering the insurance card was to appease his wife."
The forged insurance card came to light when his wife was stopped by a Kansas Highway Patrol trooper in October 2005.
The court could have suspended Betts or disbarred him.
