Felon Who Graduated From Yale Allowed To Become Lawyer

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A convicted felon who became an award winning author and graduated from Yale Law School won approval Friday to practice law in Connecticut, after a state panel reviewed his moral character.
The Connecticut Bar Examining Committee recommended Reginald Dwayne Betts, 36, for admission to the state bar, a move that cleared him to become an attorney pending a swearing-in ceremony.
“I’m happy that they made that decision,” Betts said. “I’m jus