Legal Opinion

Leonel Morales-Alvarado v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided August 28, 1981No. 79-7554PublishedCited by 42 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WALLACE, Circuit Judge:

Morales-Alvarado appeals from the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (Board) denying him the relief of voluntary departure with respect to his order of deportation. Morales-Alvarado claims that the Board improperly considered his criminal conviction of the crime of indecent liberties, in exercising its discretion to deny his application for voluntary departure. Morales-Alvarado asserts that the conviction should not have been considered because it was pending appeal in state court and thus was not final. Subsequent to oral argument in the instant appeal, the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Maria Garcia-Gonzales v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1965
  2. Giuseppe Marino v. Immigration & Naturalization Service, United States Department of JusticeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
  3. United States v. Olga Gonzalez, Elba Miranda and Carlos OvalleCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1971
  4. Erhard W. Will v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1971
  5. Sureshichandra M. Patel v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1976

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3Cited by42 opinions

  1. Byron Paredes-Urrestarazu v. U.S. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994
  2. Alvaro Palafox Grageda v. U.S. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1993
  3. United States v. Cecilio Esparza-PonceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1999
  4. Rodolfo Bernabe De La Cruz v. U.S. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991
  5. Colonial Leasing Company of New England, Inc., D/B/A Colonial-Pacific Leasing Co. v. Logistics Control Group InternationalCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985

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