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U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit

Feb. 17, 2015

Man with billy club cannot be deported for moral turpitude, 9th Circuit rules

A lawful permanent resident from Mexico who admitted to being a criminal street gang member when found carrying a billy club isn't deportable for having committed a crime of moral turpitude, a federal appellate panel held on Friday.


By John Roemer


Daily Journal Staff Writer


A lawful permanent resident from Mexico who admitted to being a criminal street gang member when found carrying a billy club isn't deportable for having committed a crime of moral turpitude, a federal appellate panel held on Friday.


The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling by Judge Stephen R. Reinhardt read in part as an almost theological study of sin in its various guises. Hernandez-Gonzal...

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