Legal Opinion
Henry Robert Lisbey v. Alberto Gonzales, Attorney General
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 22, 2005No. 04-70557PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHROEDER, Chief Judge.
Henry Robert Lisbey petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeal’s (“BIA”) dismissal of his appeal from an Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) decision finding him removable as an alien convicted of an aggravated felony. At issue in this appeal is whether the crime of sexual battery under California Penal Code § 243.4(a) constitutes an “aggravated felony” authorizing removal of an alien pursuant to § 237(a)(2)(A)(iii) of the federal Immigration and Nationality Act (“INA”), 8 U.S.C. § 1227(A)(2)(A)(iii).
We hold that the crime is an aggravated felony because it requires…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- United States v. Gerardo Reyes-CastroCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1993
- United States v. Jeffrey Dean BeckerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
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3Cited by33 opinions
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