Legal Opinion
Mehboob v. Attorney General of the United States
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided November 26, 2008No. 07-1799PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
COWEN, Circuit Judge.
In this petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order of removability, we must decide whether a conviction for indecent assault under 18 Pa. Cons.Stat. § 3126(a)(8), a strict liability offense, is a crime involving moral turpitude. Because the offense combines a reprehensible act with deliberate conduct, we conclude that indecent assault under Pennsylvania law is a crime involving moral turpitude, and consequently, the petition for review will be denied.
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Petitioner, Ghulam Mehboob, is seeking review of the BIA’s final order of removal and…
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