Alsol v. Mukasey, 548 F.3d 207 (2d Cir. Nov.

United States v. Constante, 544 F.3d 584 (5th Cir. Oct. 6, 2008) (Texas conviction for burglary, in violation of Texas Penal Code 30.02(a)(3) [enters a building or habitation and commits or attempts to commit a felony, theft, or an assault] did not constitute a crime of violence for ACCA purposes where statute of conviction does not require specific intent).

Estrada-Espinoza v. Mukasey, 546 F.3d 1147 (9th Cir. Oct. 17.

Estrada-Espinoza v. Mukasey, 546 F.3d 1147 (9th Cir. Oct. 17. 2008) (en banc) (California conviction of consensual sodomy with a person under 18 years old, in violation of Penal Code 286(b)(1), is overbroad in that it includes conduct that falls outside of the generic aggravated felony definition of a sexual abuse of a minor, under INA 101(a)(43)(A), 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(43)(A), and is therefore not categorically an aggravated felony under that theory for deportation purposes).

Estrada-Espinoza v. Mukasey, 546 F.3d 1147 (9th Cir. Oct. 17. 2008) (en banc) (California conviction of consensual oral copulation with a person under 18 years old, in violation of Penal Code 288a(b)(1), is overbroad in that it includes conduct that falls outside of the generic aggravated felony definition of a sexual abuse of a minor, under INA 101(a)(43)(A), 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(43)(A), and is therefore not categorically an aggravated felony under that theory for deportation purposes).

Estrada-Espinoza v. Mukasey, 546 F.3d 1147 (9th Cir. Oct. 17. 2008) (en banc) (California conviction of consensual sexual penetration by a foreign object of a person 14 years old, but under 18, in violation of Penal Code 289(h), is overbroad in that it includes conduct that falls outside of the generic aggravated felony definition of a sexual abuse of a minor, under INA 101(a)(43)(A), 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(43)(A), and is therefore not categorically an aggravated felony under that theory for deportation purposes).

Gertsenshteyn v. Mukasey, 544 F.3d 137 (2d Cir. Sept. 25, 2008) (federal conviction of violating and conspiring to violate 18 U.S.C. 2422(a), enticing individuals to travel in interstate or foreign commerce to engage in prostitution, did not constitute an aggravated felony under INA 101(a)(43)(K)(ii), 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(43)(K)(ii) ("an offense that ... is described in section 2421, 2422 or 2423 of Title 18 ...

Renteria-Morales v. Mukasey, 532 F.3d 949 (9th Cir. Jul. 10, 2008) (federal conviction for failure to appear in court, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 3146 is not categorically an aggravated felony as defined by INA 101(a)(43)(Q) or (T); under the modified categorical approach, court was allowed to look to the record of conviction to determine the maximum punishment allowed for the underlying convictions and to determine whether the failure to appear was pursuant to "service of a sentence" or to "answer to or dispose of a charge of a felony.").

Kawashima v. Mukasey, 530 F.3d 1111 (9th Cir. Jul. 1, 2008) (per curiam) (federal conviction for subscribing to a false statement on a tax return, in violation of 26 U.S.C. 7206(1), with plea agreement stipulating that the "total actual tax loss" for the purpose of determining his offense level under the Sentencing Guidelines was $245,126, did not categorically constitute a fraud aggravated felony, under INA 101(a)(43)(M)(i), 8 U.S.C.

Kawashima v. Mukasey, 530 F.3d 1111 (9th Cir. Jul. 1, 2008) (per curiam) (federal conviction for aiding and assisting in the preparation of a false tax return qualify as "aggravated felonies" return, in violation of 26 U.S.C. 7206(2), did not categorically constitute a fraud aggravated felony, under INA 101(a)(43)(M)(i), 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(43)(M)(i), since the statute of conviction is entirely missing an element requiring proof of a monetary loss in excess of $10,000; the court may not consult the record of conviction because the statute is not divisible), following Navarro-Lopez v.