Legal Opinion
Jesus Aaron Cazarez-Gutierrez v. John Ashcroft, Attorney General
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 24, 2004No. 02-72978PublishedCited by 111 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BETTY B. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:
Jesus Aaron Cazarez-Gutierrez (“Caza-rez-Gutierrez” or Petitioner) petitions for review of a decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA or “Board”) finding him statutorily ineligible for cancellation of removal because he was convicted of the “aggravated felony” of a “drug trafficking crime.” Cazarez-Gutierrez argues that his state felony conviction for possession of methamphetamine, which would be a misdemeanor if prosecuted under federal law, should not be classified as an aggravated felony for immigration purposes.
I. BACKGROUND
Cazarez-Gutierrez is a…
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