Legal Opinion

United States v. Jose Jesus Camacho-Lopez

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided May 30, 2006No. 05-10455PublishedCited by 44 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MICHAEL DALY HAWKINS, Circuit Judge.

Jose Jesus Camacho-Lopez (“Camacho”) appeals his conviction for illegal reentry following deportation, arguing that a defect in his earlier deportation proceeding&emdash;the Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) advice that Camacho was ineligible for discretionary relief because of his vehicular manslaughter conviction&emdash;invalidates his deportation order and appeal waiver, thereby rendering an essential element of his conviction missing. We agree.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Camacho was admitted to the United States as a lawful permanent resident in 1978. He was…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Leocal v. AshcroftSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  2. United States v. Jose Alfredo Pallares-GalanCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2004
  3. United States v. Sacramento Hinojosa-PerezCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
  4. Marco Antonio Lara-Cazares v. Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2005

3Cited by44 opinions

  1. United States v. Venancio Rojas-PedrozaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2013
  2. United States v. Victor Raya-VacaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2014
  3. United States v. Calderon-SeguraCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2008
  4. United States v. Faustino GomezCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2014
  5. United States v. Aguilera-RiosCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2014

39 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API