Legal Opinion
Pedro Jose Hernandez-Cruz v. Eric H. Holder Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 8, 2011No. 08-73805PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BERZON, Circuit Judge:
Pedro Jose Hernandez-Cruz, a native and citizen of Guatemala, was convicted twice for second-degree commercial burglary, in violation of California Penal Code § 459. As a result, the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) found him removable as an alien convicted of an aggravated felony, and also as an alien convicted of two crimes involving moral turpitude (CIMTs). Hernandez-Cruz petitions for review, challenging the determinations that the prior convictions are grounds for removal.
The BIA held, first, that Hernandez-Cruz’s two second-degree commercial burglary…
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