Crimes of Moral Turpitude
- §9.1 H. Judicial Decisions
- §9.2 A. Accessory Liability
- §9.3 1. Aiding and Abetting
- §9.4 2. Accessory After the Fact
- §9.5 3. Misprision of a Felony
- §9.6 B. Controlled Substance Offenses
- §9.7 1. Drug Possession and Lesser Offenses
- §9.8 2. Drug Regulatory Offenses
- §9.9 3. Drug Trafficking Offenses
- §9.10 C. Crimes Against the Person
- §9.11 1. Abortion
- §9.12 2. Attempted Suicide
- §9.13 3. Assault
- §9.14 a. Simple Assault
- §9.15 b. Aggravated Assault
- §9.16 c. Assault with Intent to Commit a CMT
- §9.17 4. Battery
- §9.18 5. Endangerment
- §9.19 6. Kidnapping
- §9.20 7. Libel
- §9.21 8. Manslaughter
- §9.22 a. Voluntary Manslaughter
- §9.23 b. Involuntary Manslaughter
- §9.24 c. No Statutory Distinction
- §9.25 9. Mayhem
- §9.26 10. Murder
- §9.27 11. Robbery
- §9.28 12. Stalking
- §9.29 13. Threats
- §9.30 D. Crimes Against the Government
- §9.31 1. Bribery
- §9.32 2. Contempt
- §9.33 3. Counterfeiting
- §9.34 4. Disorderly Conduct and Riot
- §9.35 5. Escape, Harboring Fugitives
- §9.36 6. Financial Crimes
- §9.37 7. Fraud Against the Government
- §9.38 8. Gambling
- §9.39 9. Interference with Law Enforcement
- §9.40 10. Impersonating Law Enforcement
- §9.41 11. Mail Offenses
- §9.42 12. Military and Selective Service Offenses
- §9.43 13. Obstruction of Justice
- §9.44 14. Regulatory Offenses
- §9.45 15. Racketeering Offenses
- §9.46 16. Tax Evasion
- §9.47 17. Vagrancy
- §9.48 E. Crimes against Property
- §9.49 1. Arson
- §9.50 2. Breaking and Entering
- §9.51 3. Burglary
- §9.52 4. Copyright Infringement, Interference
- §9.53 5. Embezzlement
- §9.54 6. Extortion
- §9.55 7. Fraud
- §9.56 8. Nuisance
- §9.57 9. Passing Bad Checks
- §9.58 10. Property Damage or Destruction
- §9.59 11. Stolen Goods
- §9.60 a. Possession of Stolen Goods
- §9.61 b. Receiving Stolen Goods
- §9.62 12. Theft Offenses
- §9.63 13. Trespass
- §9.64 F. False Statement Offenses
- §9.65 1. False Statements - Generally
- §9.66 2. False Statements - to U.S. Government Official
- §9.67 3. False Statements - U.S. Government Benefits
- §9.68 4. False Statements - U.S. Citizenship
- §9.69 5. Forgery
- §9.70 6. Perjury
- §9.71 G. Firearms Offenses
- §9.72 1. Brandishing a Weapon
- §9.73 2. Carrying a Concealed Weapon
- §9.74 3. Possession of a Firearm
- §9.75 4. Use of Firearms
- §9.76 H. Immigration Offenses
- §9.77 1. Immigrant Smuggling
- §9.78 2. Illegal Re-entry after Deportation
- §9.79 3. False Immigration Documents and Other Offenses
- §9.80 I. Inchoate and Generic Crimes
- §9.81 1. Attempt
- §9.82 2. Conspiracy
- §9.83 3. Preparation Crimes
- §9.84 4. Solicitation
- §9.85 5. Target CMT Offenses
- §9.86 J. Motor Vehicle Offenses
- §9.87 1. Driving Under the Influence
- §9.88 2. Other Motor Vehicle Offenses
- §9.89 K. Offenses Involving the Family
- §9.90 1. Adultery and Bastardy
- §9.91 2. Bigamy
- §9.92 3. Child Abuse
- §9.93 4. Domestic Battery
- §9.94 5. Nonsupport of Children
- §9.95 6. Sexual Offenses
- §9.96 L. Sexual Offenses
- §9.97 1. Against Children
- §9.98 2. Fornication
- §9.99 3. Indecency
- §9.100 4. Lewdness, Sodomy, Homosexual Conduct
- §9.101 5. Obscenity
- §9.102 6. Prostitution and Pandering
- §9.103 7. Rape
- §9.104 8. Sexual Assault
- §9.105 9. Statutory Rape
§ 9.6 B. Controlled Substance Offenses
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A simple possessory offense or its equivalent does not trigger deportation as a crime of moral turpitude, at least as long at the criminal statute of conviction does not require proof of intent, since it is a regulatory offense.
Possession of a Controlled Substance.
Matter of Abreu-Semino, 12 I. & N. Dec. 775 (BIA 1968) (conviction for unlawful possession of LSD under 21 U.S.C. § § 331(q)(3) was not crime involving moral turpitude because intent was not an essential element of the offense).
Hampton v. Wong Ging, 299 F. 289, 290 (9th Cir. 1924) (possession conviction under the Narcotic Act was not a crime of moral turpitude).
