United States Seventh Circuit

Petition for review of a final order of removal, arising from a conviction for petitioner's grabbing a police officer's fingers and twisting them, is granted and the matter remanded where the BIA's finding that petitioner's state crime of "aggravated battery of a peace officer" was a crime of moral turpitude, was based on a misapprehension of Illinois law.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/30/2007
• Decided 02/05/2008
• Published 02/05/2008

Judges

• WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge., Before EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, and FLAUM and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Manny A. Aguja (argued), Chicago, IL, for Petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Lance L. Jolley (argued), Department of Justice, Civil Division, Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, for Respondent.