Legal Opinion
Jan Knapik v. John Ashcroft, Attorney General of the United States
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided September 17, 2004No. 03-2787PublishedCited by 132 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AMBRO, Circuit Judge.
Jan Knapik challenges the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) that his conviction for attempted reckless endangerment is a crime involving moral turpitude under § 237(a)(2)(A)® of the Immigration and Nationality Act (“INA”), 8 U.S.C. § 1227(a)(2)(A)®. Knapik argues that crimes with a mens rea no greater than recklessness cannot involve moral turpitude because such crimes require intent. He also argues that, even assuming reckless endangerment is a crime involving moral turpitude, attempted reckless endangerment is not. For the reasons that follow, we affirm…
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