United States v.
Baron-Medina, 187 F.3d 1144 (9th Cir. Aug. 19, 1999), cert.
denied, 531 U.S. 1167 (2001) (California conviction for committing
a lewd act on a child under 14, in violation of California
Penal Code § 288(a), constitutes "sexual abuse of a minor,"
and is therefore an "aggravated felony" within the
meaning of INA § 101(a)(43)(A), 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(43)(A)
for purposes of a sentence enhancement under U.S.S.G. § 2L1.2(b)(1)(A)
for illegal re-entry).

jurisdiction: 
Ninth Circuit

 

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