Criminal Defense of Immigrants
Chapter
- §16.1 I. Summary for Criminal Defense Attorneys
- §16.2 II. Basic Analysis of Whether a Conviction Will Trigger a Ground of Removal
- §16.3 III. Categorical Analysis
- §16.4 A. Essential Elements of the Offense
- §16.5 1. Statutory Elements
- §16.6 2. Elements As Defined by Judicial Decisions
- §16.7 3. Resisting Exceptions to Categorical Analysis
- §16.8 B. Minimum Conduct Necessary to Violate the Statute
- §16.9 IV. Divisible Statutes
- §16.10 A. Divisibility Analysis - When Does It Apply?
- §16.11 1. Discrete Subsections
- §16.12 2. Disjunctive Statutes
- §16.13 3. Target Offenses
- §16.14 B. Divisibility Analysis - When It Does Not Apply
- §16.15 V. Record of Conviction
- §16.16 A. Existence vs. Nature of Conviction
- §16.17 B. Limitation to Record of Conviction
- §16.18 C. Elements vs. Facts
- §16.19 1. Rationale for Ignoring the Facts
- §16.20 2. Application
- §16.21 3. Foreign Offenses
- §16.22 D. Documents Included
- §16.23 1. Charging Papers
- §16.24 2. Factual Basis and Admissions
- §16.25 3. Judgment
- §16.26 4. Jury Verdict
- §16.27 5. Plea and Plea Agreement
- §16.28 6. Other Documents Included
- §16.29 E. Documents Excluded
- §16.30 1. Dismissed Counts
- §16.31 2. Police Reports
- §16.32 3. Probation and Presentence Reports
- §16.33 4. Other Documents Excluded
- §16.34 VI. General Considerations
- §16.35 A. Effects of State Law
- §16.36 B. "Related to" Language
- §16.37 C. Parentheticals
- §16.38 D. All Reasonable Doubts Favor the Noncitizen
§ 16.34 VI. General Considerations
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When analyzing whether a conviction will trigger removal, it is important to be mindful of the following considerations.
