Legal Opinion
SCARPULLA
Board of Immigration Appeals
Decided July 1, 1974No. ID 2332PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Interim Decision #2332 MATTER OF SCARPULLA , In Deportation Proceedings .A-19496038 Decided by Board November 21, 1974 Respondent's application for adjustment of status pursuant to section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act is denied, because he is excludable under section 212(a)(9) of the Act as an alien who prior to entry had committed a crime involving moral turpitude. He was convicted abroad for the theft of goods valued at $35.00 and was sentenced to one year and nine months incarceration. He served 20 months. Where the punishment actually imposed exceeded one year, under 18…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- United States Ex Rel. McKenzie v. Savoretti, District Director of United States Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1952
- Edmond Morasch v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1966
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