Legal Opinion
Myrisia Franklin v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 12, 1996No. 94-3609PublishedCited by 76 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAGG, Circuit Judge.
Myrisia Franklin, a Philippine citizen, was convicted of recklessly causing the death of her child, a crime classified as involuntary manslaughter under Mo.Rev.Stat. § 565.024.1(1) (Supp.1994). Under Missouri law, persons act recklessly when they “consciously disregard[ ] a substantial and unjustifiable risk that circumstances exist or that a result will follow, and [the] disregard constitutes a gross deviation from the standard of care [that] a reasonable person would exercise in the situation.” Mo.Rev.Stat. § 562.016.4 (Supp.1994). Following Franklin’s conviction, the…
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- Cabral v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1994
- Richard C. Castle v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1976
- Roni David Marciano v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1971
- Peter Frampton Akindemowo v. U.S. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1995
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3Cited by76 opinions
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- Manuel CORONADO-DURAZO, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1997
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