United States Third Circuit

The Pennsylvania misdemeanor crime of vehicular homicide does not involve a substantial risk that physical force will result, so it is not a "crime of violence" within the meaning of 18 USC 16, requiring removal of the alien pursuant to 8 USC 1227(a)(2)(A)(iii).

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/07/2001
• Decided 10/16/2001
• Published 10/16/2001

Judges

• Before SCIRICA, McKEE and STAPLETON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Stephan D. Converse (Argued), Anderson, Converse & Finnick, P.C., York, PA, Attorney for Petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• David W. Ogden, Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, Linda S. Wendtland, Assistant Director, Gretchen M. Wolfinger (Argued), Terri J. Scadron, Matthew R. Hall, Office of Immigration Litigation Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, Attorneys for Respondent.