Legal Opinion
Kofa v. U.S. Immigration & Naturalization Service
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided July 27, 1995No. Nos. 92-1246, 92-2522PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Petitions for review denied by published opinion. Judge WIDENER wrote the majority opinion, in which Judges RUSSELL, WILKINSON, WILKINS, NIEMEYER, LUTTIG, and WILLIAMS joined. Judge HAMILTON wrote a dissenting opinion, in which Chief Judge ERVIN and Judges HALL, MURNAGHAN, and MICHAEL joined.
OPINION
WIDENER, Circuit Judge:
The sole issue in these consolidated eases is whether 8 U.S.C. § 1253(h)(2)(B),1 which authorizes withholding of deportation, requires a separate determination of dangerousness to the community in the case of an aggravated felon. We answer that question in the negative and…
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- Appalachian Power Co. v. State Tax DepartmentWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1995
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