Legal Opinion
In re the Petition for Naturalization of Siacco
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided June 28, 1960No. 40526PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMSEN, Chief Judge.
The principal question on this petition for naturalization under sec. 316(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C.A. § 1427, is whether petitioner meets the applicable requirement with respect to good moral character. A subsidiary question is whether the fact that he was convicted of the crime of mur*804der in 1930 and has since been pardoned is an absolute bar to naturalization in view of 8 U.S.C.A. § 1101(f) (8).
Sec. 316(a) of the I.N.A., 8 U.S.C.A. § 1427(a), provides:
“No person, except as otherwise provided in this subchapter, shall be naturalized unless such…
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3Cited by4 opinions
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