Legal Opinion
Ramirez-Altamirano v. Mukasey
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 4, 2009No. 06-71445PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge WARDLAW; Dissent by Judge IKUTA.
OPINION
WARDLAW, Circuit Judge:
Joel Ramirez-Altamirano petitions for review of the denial of his application for cancellation of removal. The Immigration Judge (“U”) and Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) both found that Ramirez-Altamirano’s prior state conviction for possession of drug paraphernalia rendered him ineligible for relief, even though the conviction had been set aside under state law. Because the IJ and BIA erred in *788treating the setaside conviction as an absolute bar to relief, we grant the petition and remand for further…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Rosmery Andia Amilcar E. Torrez v. John Ashcroft, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2004
- Juan Manuel Murillo-Espinoza v. Immigration and Naturalization Service John Ashcroft, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2001
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