In Florida Bar v. Pavlick, 504 So. 2d 1231, 1232 (Fla. 1987), attorney Pavlick was indicted for conspiracy to import marijuana, conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and distribution of marijuana. Pavlick ultimately entered an Alford plea (North Carolina v. Alford) to the crime of being an accessory after the fact to the concealment of a felony. 504 So. 2d at 1232. During the subsequent Bar disciplinary proceedings, Pavlick maintained that he was innocent of the crime to which he pled, and he only entered the plea because his obligations to his family prevented him from risking the imposition of a more severe punishment should he be convicted at trial. Id. at 1233. The Court held that the referee properly considered Pavlick's testimony and evidence regarding the underlying case, as well as his reasons for entering the plea, to mitigate the recommended penalty. Id. at 1234.