Legal Opinion
Roberta Charmaine Garberding v. Immigration & Naturalization Service
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 27, 1994No. 93-70039PublishedCited by 78 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAVID R. THOMPSON, Circuit Judge:
Roberta Charmaine Garberding is a 42-year-old Canadian citizen in the United States as a lawful permanent resident. She pleaded guilty in Montana state court to possession of more than sixty grams of marijuana, a felony. She was placed on probation and imposition of sentence was suspended for three years.
When the Immigration Service learned of her criminal conviction it charged her with deportability under 8 U.S.C. § 1251(a)(ll) (1988). Under this section, an alien who has been convicted of violating any law or regulation relating to a controlled substance…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Ernest Francis v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
- Juan Cesar Vargas v. U.S. Department of Immigration and NaturalizationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
- Nyquist v. MaucletSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by78 opinions
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