Legal Opinion
Otar Sharashidze v. Alberto R. Gonzales
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 16, 2007No. 06-2661PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Circuit Judge.
In October 2002, Otar Sharashidze, an asylee from Georgia, was convicted of indecent solicitation of a sex act, an Illinois misdemeanor under 720 ILCS 5/11-14.1. Sharashidze’s conviction triggered removal proceedings against him in immigration court. In January 2006, an immigration judge (“IJ”) determined that Sharashidze’s offense constituted an aggravated felony within the meaning of the Immigration and Nationality Act (“INA”) because it involved a minor, thus rendering Sharash-idze deportable under 8 U.S.C. § 1227(a)(2)(A)(iii) (“Any alien who is convicted of an…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Elias-ZacariasSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Saleh Capric, Camila Capric, Albert Capric, and Elvis Capric v. John D. Ashcroft, Attorney General of the United States, 1Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2004
- Arsenio Marquez and Victoria Marquez v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
- Arqile Gjerazi, Klarita Gjerazi, Alba Gjerazi, and Justin Gjerazi v. Alberto Gonzales, 1Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2006
- Srivenugopala Gattem v. Alberto R. Gonzales, 1Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2005
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- Sharashidze v. MukaseyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2008
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