United States Sixth Circuit

In a petition for review of the BIA's order removing Petitioner from the U.S. for committing a "crime of violence," the petition is granted where the theft of an automobile under the California grand theft statute is not a "crime of violence" under 18 U.S.C. section 16(b).

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/02/2009
• Published 07/02/2009

Judges

• Before:  MERRITT, GRIFFIN, and KETHLEDGE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ON BRIEF:  Ronald E. Kaplovitz, Kaplovitz & Associates, P.C., Sylvan Lake, Michigan, for Petitioner.  M. JocelynLopez Wright, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Respondent.