Felon Who Graduated From Yale Allowed To Become Lawyer

By DAVE COLLINSAssociated Press
HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – A convicted felon who turned his life around, won acclaim as a published poet and graduated from Yale Law School has received approval to practice law in Connecticut.
The Connecticut Bar Examining Committee admitted Reginald Dwayne Betts to the state bar Friday. The panel had flagged his file after he passed the bar exam to investigate whether he lacked “good moral character and/or fitness to practice law.&rdq