United States First Circuit

The Board of Immigration Appeals's interpretation of the statutory definition of "conviction" under 8 USC 1101(a)(48)(A), that finality is no longer a requirement in cases where the adjudication of guilt has been withheld, is a permissible construction.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/16/2001
• Published 03/16/2001

Judges

• LYNCH, Circuit Judge., Before BOUDIN, STAHL and LYNCH, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Richard L. Iandoli for petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• David M. McConnell, Office of Immigration Litigation, Civil Division, with whom David W. Ogden, Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, Michael P. Lindemann, Assistant Director, and Terri J. Scadron, Senior Litigation Counsel, Office of Immigration Litigation, were on brief, for respondent.