Morales-Alegria v. Gonzales, ___ F.3d ___, 2006 WL 1529033 (9th Cir. Jun. 6, 2006) (California conviction of forgery under California Penal Code 476 constitutes an "offense relating to...forgery" under INA 101(a)(43)(R), 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(43)(R), for purposes of qualifying as an "aggravated felony" to trigger removal, since it requires the knowledge of the fictitious nature of the instrument required to meet the mens rea requirement for the generic aggravated felony definition of an "offense relating to . . forgery").
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data2/circs/9th/0373117p.pdf

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