Aggravated Felonies
- §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
§ 4.33 V. General Considerations
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When analyzing whether a conviction will trigger removal as an aggravated felony, it is important to be mindful of the following considerations.
