Aggravated Felonies

Chapter

§4.1 I. Basic Analysis of Whether a Conviction Constitutes an Aggravated Felony
§4.2 II. Categorical Analysis
§4.3 A. Essential Elements of the Offense
§4.4 1. Statutory Elements
§4.5 2. Elements As Defined by Judicial Decisions
§4.6 3. Resisting Exceptions to Categorical Analysis
§4.7 B. Minimum Conduct Necessary to Violate the Statute
§4.8 III. Divisible Statutes
§4.9 A. Divisibility Analysis - When Does It Apply?
§4.10 1. Discrete Subsections
§4.11 2. Disjunctive Statutes
§4.12 3. Target Offenses
§4.13 B. Divisibility Analysis - When It Does Not Apply
§4.14 IV. Record of Conviction
§4.15 A. Existence vs. Nature of Conviction
§4.16 B. Limitation to Record of Conviction
§4.17 C. Elements vs. Facts
§4.18 1. Rationale for Ignoring the Facts
§4.19 2. Application
§4.20 3. Foreign Offenses
§4.21 D. Documents Included
§4.22 1. Charging Papers
§4.23 2. Factual Basis and Admissions
§4.24 3. Judgment
§4.25 4. Jury Verdict
§4.26 5. Plea and Plea Agreement
§4.27 6. Other Documents Included
§4.28 E. Documents Excluded
§4.29 1. Dismissed Counts
§4.30 2. Police Reports
§4.31 3. Probation and Presentence Reports
§4.32 4. Other Documents Excluded
§4.33 V. General Considerations
§4.34 A. Definition Under Federal or Common Law
§4.35 1. Definition Under Federal Statutes
§4.36 2. General or Common Law Definitions
§4.37 B. "Related to" Language
§4.38 C. Parentheticals
§4.39 D. Effects of State Law
§4.40 E. Immigration vs. Sentencing Contexts
§4.41 F. All Reasonable Doubts Favor the Noncitizen

§ 4.22 1. Charging Papers

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The “record of conviction” includes the charge, which may be contained in a complaint, information, or indictment.[225] Only the charge of which the defendant is convicted is included in the record of conviction.

[225] Matter of Truong, 22 I. & N. Dec. 1090 (BIA 1999) (information is included in record of conviction); Matter of Rodriguez-Cortes, 20 I. & N. Dec. 587, 588 (BIA 1992) (including an information in “record of conviction”); Zaffarano v. Corsi, 63 F.2d 757, 759 (2d Cir. 1933); Matter of C, 5 I. & N. Dec. 65, 71 (BIA 1953).