Legal Opinion
Galeana-Mendoza v. Gonzales
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 6, 2006No. 04-73100PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BERZON, Circuit Judge.
As has been observed, “[t]ime has only confirmed Justice Jackson’s powerful dissent in the De George case, in which he called ‘moral turpitude’ an ‘undefined and undefinable standard.’ ” Mei v. Ashcroft, 393 F.3d 737, 741 (7th Cir.2004) (quoting Jordan v. De George, 341 U.S. 223, 235, 71 S.Ct. 703, 95 L.Ed. 886 (1951) (Jackson, J. dissenting)). Nevertheless, we are once more called upon to determine whether a particular state crime qualifies as one “involving moral turpitude” under the Immigration and Nationality Act. As did the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) in In…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Taylor v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Gerardo Bibiano Falcon Carriche Theresa v. De Falcon Carriche and Christina Pamela Falcon Bibiano v. John Ashcroft, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2003
- Jordan v. De GeorgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Naji Antoine Tokatly v. John Ashcroft, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2004
- Enrique Cuevas-Gaspar v. Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2005
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3Cited by68 opinions
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- Jose Roberto Fernandez-Ruiz v. Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2006
- Castillo-Cruz v. HolderCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2009
- Lakhwinder Latter-Singh v. Eric H. Holder Jr.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2012
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