Legal Opinion
Lettman v. Reno
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided February 26, 1999No. 97-5283PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Per curiam
Petitioner, Robert A. Lettman, appeals a decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) ordering him deported to Jamaica. We reverse.
Background
Lettman entered the United States from Jamaica in 1968. In 1987, Lettman was convicted of a third-degree murder in this country. In 1996, the INS arrested Lettman and detained him for deportation. After a hearing, an Immigration Judge ordered Lettman deported. The BIA affirmed the order in a 1997 per curiam opinion. Lettman filed a timely appeal.
Discussion
Before we can discuss Lettman’s deporta-bility, we must decide if we have jurisdiction to…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Cardoza-FonsecaSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Cannon v. University of ChicagoSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Land v. DollarSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Adamo Wrecking Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Yang v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
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3Cited by32 opinions
- Ortiz v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1999
- Trevor Drakes v. Charles W. Zimski, Acting Director of Immigration and Naturalization Service Janet Reno, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2001
- Alfonso Bell v. Janet RenoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2000
- Richardson v. RenoCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1999
- Abdul Itani v. U.S. Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2002
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