摘要
州最高法院面对的问题非常简单：塔拉·西蒙斯真的改过自新了？或者，她仍有可能使法律专业的荣誉和尊严蒙羞？就在五年之前，西蒙斯还是一个脱氧麻黄碱的成瘾者。她让别人为她在店里偷东西，以便出售赃物来支付自己的毒瘾习惯。她被捕后服刑20个月，然后申请西雅图大学法学院被录取。
The question before the state Supreme Court was pretty straightforward： WasTarra Simmons trulyredeemedor arisk to the honor and dignity of thelegal profession？ Just five years before, Simmons was a meth addict who had people shoplift for her so she could sell the stolen goods and support her habit.
