Legal Opinion
Retuta v. Holder
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 7, 2010No. 04-74855PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POLLAK, District Judge:
Windell Javillonar Retuta petitions for review of a decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) affirming the Immigration Judge’s (IJ) order that Retuta was removable under 8 U.S.C. § 1227(a)(2)(B)(i) because he had been convicted of a controlled substance violation.
In addressing Retuta’s petition, we consider two issues relating to the government proving a “conviction” to establish an alien’s removability. First, we determine whether the minute order that the government relied on, which contained acronyms, is sufficiently clear evidence of a criminal conviction…
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3Cited by21 opinions
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