Legal Opinion

Dwight Dion Donawa v. U.S. Attorney General

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided November 7, 2013No. 12-13526PublishedCited by 76 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MARTIN, Circuit Judge:

Dwight Dion Donawa petitions for review from an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) affirming an Immigration Judge’s (IJ) determination that Mr. Donawa is not eligible for cancellation of'removal because he committed an aggravated felony. We must decide whether a conviction under Fla. Stat. § 893.13(l)(a)(2) for the possession of cannabis with the intent to sell or deliver is, as a matter of law, a drug trafficking aggravated felony. After a careful review of the record, and with the benefit of oral argument, we conclude that it is not.

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The Immigration and…

2Cases cited15 opinions

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