Legal Opinion
Ramon Duran Guillen v. U.S. Attorney General
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided December 13, 2018No. 17-12247PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARCUS, Circuit Judge:
An alien convicted of a state offense "relating to a controlled substance" as defined by federal law is eligible to be removed from the United States. 8 U.S.C. § 1227 (a)(2)(B)(i). This case presents the issue whether a conviction for cocaine possession under Fla. Stat. § 893.13 (6)(a) counts as a conviction of an offense "relating to a controlled substance" under this provision. Petitioner Ramon Duran Guillen argues that it does not, on the ground that the Florida statute is indivisible and applies to some substances that fall outside the federal definition of a…
2Cases cited33 opinions
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