Chery v. Ashcroft, 347 F.3d 404 (2d
Cir. Oct. 17, 2003) (Connecticut conviction under Conn.G.S
§ 53a-71 for consensual sexual intercourse with a person under
age 18 (statutory rape) is a crime of violence under 18 U.S.C.
§ 16(b) and aggravated felony under INA 101(a)(43)(F), 8
U.S.C. § 1101(a)(43)(F), for immigration purposes, even though
no harm was actually done to 14-year-old victim, since offense
involves a substantial risk that physical force might be used
against the victim in the course of committing the offense).
jurisdiction:
Second Circuit