Marek PARTYKA, Petitioner v. ATTORNEY GENERAL OF the UNITED STATES, Respondent

OPINION OF THE COURT

ROSENN, Circuit Judge.

The conviction of Marek Partyka (“Par-tyka” or “Petitioner”) for violating a New Jersey criminal statute by assaulting a local law enforcement officer and the ensuing order of removal require us to wade into the amorphous morass of moral turpitude law. As a result of an altercation between Petitioner, then aged twenty, and his father, local police and their K-9 dog responded to a call for assistance. A scuffle soon ensued between the officers and Partyka as he attempted to free himself from the chomping jaws of the police dog. Partyka pled guilty to…