United States Fourth Circuit

Plaintiff's petition for review is granted where the Board of Immigration Appeals erred in determining that she had been previously convicted in the Virginia state court of an aggravated felony.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/24/2005
• Decided 08/22/2005
• Published 08/22/2005

Judges

• Before WILLIAMS, KING, and GREGORY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Thomas Kirk Ragland, Elliot & Mayock, Washington, D.C., for Petitioner.  Daniel Eric Goldman, United States Department of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, D.C., for Respondent.   ON BRIEF:  Thomas A. Elliot, Fabienne Chatain, Elliot & Mayock, Washington, D.C., for Petitioner.  Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, James A. Hunolt, Senior Litigation, Michele Y.F. Sarko, Civil Division, Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, D.C., for Respondent.