Legal Opinion
Silvio Ernesto Ruiz-Morales, A/K/A Silvio Ernesto Ruiz v. John Ashcroft, Attorney General
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 24, 2004No. 02-70693PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RAWLINSON, Circuit Judge:
Silvio Ernesto Ruiz-Morales’s protestations to the contrary, we hold that the California crime of mayhem is an aggravated felony, depriving us of jurisdiction to review his challenge to the Board of Immigration Appeals’s (BIA) ruling finding him removable, and denying his applications for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (CAT).
I. Background
Ruiz-Morales is a native and citizen of Nicaragua, and a lawful permanent resident.
In 1996, Ruiz-Morales fought with a man outside a restaurant, and after the man punched him,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- United States v. Miguel Trinidad-AquinoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2001
- Jose Encarnacion Cedano-Viera v. John D. Ashcroft, U.S. Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2003
- Erwin Estuardo Garcia-Lopez v. John Ashcroft, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2003
- Eddy Amarel Rosales-Rosales v. John Ashcroft, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2003
- Rafael Lara-Chacon v. John Ashcroft, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2003
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3Cited by59 opinions
- Fernandez-Ruiz v. GonzalesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2006
- Naji Antoine Tokatly v. John Ashcroft, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2004
- Nancy Arabillas Morales v. Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2007
- Ireneo P. Parrilla v. Alberto R. Gonzales , Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2005
- Ghahremani v. GonzalesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2007
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