Fernandez-Ruiz v. Gonzales, ___ F.3d ___, 2006 WL 3302660 (9th Cir. Nov. 15, 2006) ("With regard to the crime of assault, courts generally have held that a conviction for simple assault does not involve moral turpitude."), citing Reyes-Morales v. Gonzales, 435 F.3d 937, 945 n.6 (8th Cir. 2006) (simple assault does not involve moral turpitude); Knapik v. Ashcroft, 384 F.3d 84, 90 (3d Cir. 2004); United States ex rel. Zaffarano v. Corsi, 63 F.2d 757, 759 (2d Cir. 1933).

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