Gutnik v. Gonzales, 469 F.3d 683 (7th Cir. Nov. 29, 2006) (success in establishing persecution for purposes of withholding of removal necessarily implies standards for asylum have also been met; upon remand after determining conviction was not a particularly serious crime for asylum purposes, only remaining issue in asylum claim is whether asylum should be granted as a matter of discretion), following INS v. Cardoza-Fonseca, 480 U.S. 421, 448-449 (1987); Ghebremedhin v. Ashcroft, 392 F.3d 241, 244 (7th Cir. 2004).
jurisdiction:
Seventh Circuit