Legal Opinion
Tomas Munoz-Yepez v. Alberto Gonzales, Attorney General Michael Chertoff, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 30, 2006No. 05-3372PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOKEN, Chief Judge.
Tomas Munoz-Yepez, a citizen of Mexico, entered the United States as a lawful permanent resident in March 1987. He pleaded guilty in state court to possessing a controlled substance with intent to distribute in October 1994 and to battery of his girlfriend in July 2004. In September 2004, the Department of Homeland Security initiated this removal proceeding, alleging that Munoz-Yepez was removable because his 1994 conviction was an “aggravated felony” and a “controlled substance” offense, and his 2004 conviction was a “crime of domestic violence.” See 8 U.S.C. §§…
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