Legal Opinion
Robert Francis v. Janet Reno, Attorney General and Doris Meissner, Commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided October 30, 2001No. 00-2375PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
McKEE, Circuit Judge:
We are asked to decide if a state misdemeanor conviction for vehicular homicide is a “crime of violence” within the meaning of 18 U.S.C. § 16. Robert Francis was convicted of two counts of homicide by vehicle in Pennsylvania. Thereafter, the Immigration and Nationalization Service charged Francis with removability based upon its assertion that he had been convicted of an “aggravated felony” pursuant to the Immigration and Nationality Act (“INA”). 8 U.S.C. § 1227(a)(2)(A)(iñ).
The Immigration Judge ruled that homicide by vehicle as defined in…
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