Updates to criminal defense

DIVISIBLE STATUTE ANALYSIS - EXTRA ELEMENT

Matter of Babaisakov, 24 I. & N. Dec. 306 (BIA Sept. 28, 2007) (IJ erred in failing to examine presentence report to determine whether noncitizen had been convicted of an aggravated felony fraud offense, with a loss of $10,000 or more; the loss to the victim requirement under INA 101(a)(43)(M)(i), 8 U.S.C.

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RECORD OF CONVICTION EXTRA ELEMENT

Matter of Babaisakov, 24 I. & N. Dec. 306 (BIA Sept. 28, 2007) (IJ erred in failing to examine presentence report to determine whether noncitizen had been convicted of an aggravated felony fraud offense, with a loss of $10,000 or more; the loss to the victim requirement under INA 101(a)(43)(M)(i), 8 U.S.C.

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AGGRAVATED FELONY - FRAUD - LOSS TO THE VICTIM

Matter of Babaisakov, 24 I. & N. Dec. 306 (BIA Sept. 28, 2007) (IJ erred in failing to examine presentence report to determine whether noncitizen had been convicted of an aggravated felony fraud offense, with a loss of $10,000 or more; the loss to the victim requirement under INA 101(a)(43)(M)(i), 8 U.S.C.

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RECORD OF CONVICTION - PRESENTENCE REPORT

Matter of Babaisakov, 24 I. & N. Dec. 306 (BIA Sept. 28, 2007) ("We conclude that restitution orders can be sufficient evidence of loss to the victim in certain cases, but they must be assessed with an eye to what losses are covered and to the burden of proof employed.")

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CRIMINAL DEFENSE - INVESTIGATION

J. Sands & C. Bales, American Indian Culture and Federal Crimes, in L. FRIEDMAN RAMIREZ, ED., CULTURAL ISSUES IN CRIMINAL DEFENSE 523 (2d ed. 2007).

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CRIMINAL DEFENSE - SENTENCE

M. Shein, Cultural Issues in Sentencing, in L. FRIEDMAN RAMIREZ, ED., CULTURAL ISSUES IN CRIMINAL DEFENSE 625 (2d ed. 2007).

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CRIMINAL DEFENSE - POST-CONVICTION RELIEF - POST CON RELIEF - APPEALS

T. O'Toole, Appeal and Post Conviction Review, in L. FRIEDMAN RAMIREZ, ED., CULTURAL ISSUES IN CRIMINAL DEFENSE 663 (2d ed. 2007).

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JUVENILES - ADJUSTMENT WITH MULTIPLE CMT OFFENSES

Matter of C-M, 5 I. & N. Dec. 327 (BIA 1953) (adult cannot admit inadmissibility for admitting conduct that would have involved moral turpitude except that he admitted to no more than juvenile delinquency). Since the FAM [specifically 22 C.F.R. 40.21] does not apply to adjustment, the BIA case is binding on CIS.

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CRIMES OF MORAL TURPITUDE - ADMISSIONS

22 C.F.R. 40.21(a)(1) ("A Consular Officer may make a finding of ineligibility under INA 212(a)(2)(A)(i)(I) based upon an alien's admission of the commission of acts which constitute the essential elements of a crime involving moral turpitude, only if the acts constitute a crime under the criminal law of the jurisdiction where they occurred. However, a Consular Officer must base a determination that a crime involves moral turpitude upon the moral standards generally prevailing in the United States.").

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JUVENILES - INADMISSIBILITY - SINGLE CMT

Pursuant to 22 C.F.R. 40.21(a)(2), a noncitizen applicant for admission shall not be deemed inadmissible on the basis of "any offense committed . . .

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