Legal Opinion
Melesio Manuel Tapia-Acuna v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 17, 1981No. 79-7116PublishedCited by 109 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FERGUSON, Circuit Judge:
Tapia-Acuna, a lawfully admitted permanent resident alien, was convicted under Arizona law of possession of marijuana for sale. The Immigration and Naturalization Service (“INS”) instituted deportation proceedings pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1251(a)(ll). 1 The immigration judge found Tapia-Acuna deportable and denied his application for discretionary relief under 8 U.S.C. § 1182(c). 2 The Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) affirmed, and Tapia-Acuna petitioned this court for review pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1105a.
While the petition for review was pending, Tapia-Acuna moved…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Ernest Francis v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
- Bautista Castillo-Felix v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
- George Bernard Nicholas v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
- United States v. Juan Barajas-GuillenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
- Jesus Roberto Arias-Uribe v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1972
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3Cited by109 opinions
- Juan Cesar Vargas v. U.S. Department of Immigration and NaturalizationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
- Lipoi Alaelua v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1995
- Abebe v. MukaseyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2009
- Jesus Jorge Ayala-Chavez v. U.S. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991
- Hugo Armendariz-Montoya v. Roseanne C. Sonchik, District Director, Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002
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