Legal Opinion
Jimenez-Gonzalez v. Mukasey
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 21, 2008No. 08-1071PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
Leonel Jimenez-Gonzalez’s petition for review presents an issue of first impression in this circuit: whether criminal recklessness constitutes a crime of violence under 18 U.S.C. § 16(b). Aliens are removable under 8 U.S.C. § 1227(a)(2)(A)(iii) if they commit an aggravated felony. The definition of “aggravated felony” includes a conviction for a “crime of violence []as defined in section 16 of Title 18,” for which the term of imprisonment is at least one year. 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(43)(F). Mr. Jimenez-Gonzalez, a permanent resident, pleaded guilty to criminal recklessness…
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