Legal Opinion
Jesus Padilla-Martinez v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 27, 2014No. 11-72570PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GOULD, Circuit Judge:
Jesus Padilla-Martinez seeks review of a series of decisions by the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) culminating in the BIA’s conclusion that his prior state-law drug offense qualified as an aggravated felony under 8 U.S.C. §§ 1101(a)(43)(B), 1227(a)(2)(A)(iii), making him a deportable alien. Padilla-Martinez contends that his due-process rights were violated by the immigration proceedings that followed his incarceration for a conviction under California Health and Safety Code § 11378 (possession for sale of a controlled substance). We must decide whether…
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