Legal Opinion
Ihar Sotnikau v. Loretta Lynch
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 24, 2017No. 15-2073PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Petition for review granted; vacated and remanded by published opinion. Judge KING wrote the opinion, in which Judge NIEMEYER and Judge AGEE joined.
KING, Circuit Judge:
After pleading guilty to involuntary manslaughter under Virginia law, Ihar Sotnikau—a native of Belarus who was admitted to the United States as a lawful permanent resident in 2008—was subjected to removal proceedings. The Department of Homeland Security (the “DHS”) instituted those proceedings because, in its view, Virginia’s involuntary manslaughter offense constitutes a crime involving moral turpitude. Sotnikau sought…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Rodriguez-Castro v. GonzalesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2005
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