Legal Opinion
Emmanuel Mahn v. United States Attorney General
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided September 17, 2014No. 12-4377PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
FUENTES, Circuit Judge:
Emmanuel Mahn petitions for review of his final order of removal and contends that his Pennsylvania conviction for reckless endangerment is not a crime involving moral turpitude (“CIMT”). Applying the categorical approach, we conclude that the least culpable conduct punishable under Pennsylvania’s reckless endangerment statute does not implicate moral turpitude. Therefore, we grant Mahn’s petition for review and vacate the BIA’s removal order.
I. Factual and Procedural Background
Emmanuel Mahn is a citizen of Liberia. In 2000, he entered the United…
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