United States Fifth Circuit

An order affirming Jamaican citizen's removal from the country as an alien convicted of an aggravated felony is denied over a claim that the offense for which he was convicted, criminal possession of stolen property in the third degree in violation of N.Y. Penal Law section 165.50, does not qualify as a "theft offense" within the meaning of 8 U.S.C. section 1101(a)(43)(G).

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/10/2007
• Published 12/11/2007

Judges

• PER CURIAM:, Before JOLLY, HIGGINBOTHAM and ELROD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Andrade Burke, Oakdale, LA, pro se.


• For Appellees:
  
• Saul Greenstein, Thomas Ward Hussey, Dir., John Clifford Cunningham, U.S. Dept. of Justice, OIL, Washington, DC, Trey Lund, U.S. Imm. & Customs Enforcement, Field Office Dir., Attn: Carl Perry, New Orleans, LA, Edward J. McElroy, U.S. INS, Sean Cenawood, New York City, for Respondent.