United States Eighth Circuit

Denial of plaintiff's application for cancellation of removal is affirmed over his claim that his state-law conviction for aiding and abetting the possession of a controlled substance is not an aggravated felony for purposes of the Immigration and Naturalization Act.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/09/2005
• Published 08/09/2005

Judges

• GRUENDER, Circuit Judge., Before MELLOY, HEANEY, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant was Patricia G. Mattos of St. Paul, Minnesota.


• For Appellees:
  
• Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellee was Russell J.E. Verby of Washington, D.C. Also appearing on the brief were Peter D. Keisler and David V. Bernal.