Legal Opinion
Juan Garcia-Martinez v. William P. Barr
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 16, 2019No. 18-1797PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Wood, Chief Judge.
The task of identifying a "crime involving moral turpitude" has vexed courts and agencies for decades, if not centuries. "Moral turpitude" tends to be defined very broadly. So, for example, one reads in Black's Law Dictionary (10th ed. 2014), that it is "[c]onduct that is contrary to justice, honesty, or morality; esp ., an act that demonstrates depravity." Webster's Third New International Dictionary defines *676 it as "1: an act or behavior that gravely violates the moral sentiment or accepted moral standards of the community; esp. : sexual immorality ...; 2: the morally…
2Cases cited38 opinions
- Taylor v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Padilla v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 2010
- Shepard v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
- Lafler v. CooperSupreme Court of the United States · 2012
- Mathis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2016
33 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by11 opinions
- Julio Najera-Rodriguez v. William P. BarrCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2019
- Ismael Hernandez-Alvarez v. William BarrCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2020
- Jonathan Aguirre-Zuniga v. Merrick B. GarlandCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2022
- United States v. Eleazar Corral ValenzuelaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2019
- Ruperto Hernandez Zarate v. U.S. Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2022
6 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.