Legal Opinion
Oscar Chavez Solis v. Loretta E. Lynch
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 6, 2015No. 11-73958PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BYBEE, Circuit Judge:
We are asked to decide whether a conviction for possessing child pornography in violation of California Penal Code § 311.11(a) is an aggravated felony under 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(43)(I). . We conclude that § 311.11(a) sweeps in a broader range of pornographic depictions than the federal child pornography statute and thus is not an aggravated felony. Accordingly, we grant the petition for review.
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Oscar Chavez-Solis is a native and citizen of Mexico who was admitted to the United States as a lawful permanent resident in 1999. In 2011, he pleaded nolo contendere to…
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